BUYING ADVISORY:EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE EL, MS - ESSENTIAL
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Beatrice likes to make things, and fix things and take things apart. As a young woman, she got a job working as an apprentice engineer. She was good, and her employer suggested she study at University. She also liked racing, and was faster on her motorcycle than the men were. But, after graduation, she had trouble finding work because she was a woman. Finally she got a job with the Royal Aircraft Establishment where she worked on planes used for fighting in WWII.
I love these picture book biographies which highlight people like Beatrice Shilling. Her adaptations to the British Fighter planes saved lives. She was groundbreaking and remarkable. Duncan's illustrations are perfect, expressing the time period as well as the characters. I'm excited to include "The Girl Who Could Fix Anything" in my biography section.
Lisa Librarian
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