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Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer

Mara Rockliff | Daniel Duncan
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  • ISBN 9781529518153
  • Weight: 200g
  • Dimensions: 224 x 276mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Aug 2023
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 7-9
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This true story of a woman whose brilliance and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War II is sure to inspire STEM readers and fans of amazing women in history.

Beatrice Shilling wasn’t quite like other children. She could make anything. She could fix anything. And when she took a thing apart, she put it back together better than before. When Beatrice left home to study engineering, she knew that as a girl she wouldn’t be quite like the other engineers – and she wasn’t. She was better. Still, it took hard work and perseverance to persuade the Royal Aircraft Establishment to give her a chance. But when World War II broke out and British fighter pilots took to the skies in a desperate struggle for survival against Hitler’s bombers, it was clearly time for new ideas. Could Beatrice solve an engine puzzle and help Britain win the war? American author Mara Rockliff and British illustrator Daniel Duncan team up for a fresh look at a turning point in modern history – and the role of a remarkable woman whose ingenuity, persistence, and way with a wrench (or spanner) made her quite unlike anyone else. An author’s note and a list of selective sources provide additional information for curious readers.
About Mara Rockliff | Daniel Duncan
Mara Rockliff is the author of many books for children, including the Orbis Pictus Honor Book Mesmerized and Anything But Ordinary Addie, both illustrated by Iacapo Bruno; Around America to Win the Vote, illustrated by Hadley Hooper, which was distributed to schools and libraries across the US by the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission; and Me and Momma and Big John, illustrated by William Low, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book and Golden Kite Award winner. Her most recent book is All at Once Upon a Time, illustrated by Gladys Jose. She lives in Massachusetts, USA, with her family. Find Mara online at mararockliff.com. Daniel grew up in leafy Chalfont St. Giles playing football outside when it wasn’t raining, and drawing the rest of the time. In 2013 he graduated from Middlesex University with first class honours degree in illustration, and has worked as a children’s illustrator ever since. Daniel now works from his home studio in Amersham, on the outskirts of London where he lives with his wife, two young daughters and Siamese cat Diego.

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