Author

David Roberts

A British illustrator who draws Andrea Beaty's Questioneers books, including Rosie Revere, Engineer.

Categories:

Mistakes & perfectionism, Frustration & persistence

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Where to start with David Roberts’ books

A good first pick is Ada Twist, Scientist (ages 4–8): Ada Twist has endless questions: why, how, what if?.

From age 3 or 4: Ada Twist, Scientist (4–8): Endless questions, curiosity and science; Rosie Revere, Engineer (4–8): Being afraid to fail, and keeping going when things go wrong
From age 5 or 6: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters (6–9): Flops, fails and persevering as an engineer

Skills these books practise: persistence, creativity, problem solving, curiosity, perseverance.

Printable worksheet for every book. Each one has a page of questions, two 5-minute activities and a drawing box, for 50p.

Book	Ages	Pages	Edition	Worksheet
Rosie Revere, Engineer Book 1 of The Questioneers	4–8	32	Harry N. Abrams, Sept. 2013	Free PDF →
Ada Twist, Scientist Book 3 of 7 The Questioneers (Picture Books)	4–8	32	Abrams Books for Young Readers, Sep. 2016	Free PDF →
Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters	6–9	–	–	Free PDF →