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|author=Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
|title=Rosie Revere's Big Project Book for Bold Engineers
|rating=4
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=For a long time now, people have worried about females taking up STEM subjects – the sciences, engineering and suchlike. But I know of at least two sources of role models in that regard. One, most obviously, is ''Star Wars'' – let's face it, the latest main film had a girl who scavenged parts but could fly the ''Millennium Falcon'' with ease, and the likes of [[Star Wars: Ahsoka by E K Johnston|Ahsoka]] is adept at mending some sort of flying farming machines. If you don't wish to go too fantastical, or are seeking role models for the younger audience, there is the output of [[:Category:Andrea Beaty and David Roberts|Andrea Beaty]].
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419719106</amazonuk>
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|author=DK
|summary=There can be few people who are not captivated by stories of survival - those people who by chance, through knowledge but mostly because of their strength of will, survive against all the odds. ''Survivors'' is a collection of such stories of people, some of whom knew that what they were doing was dangerous, but many are those who found themselves in situations which seemed impossible, but who didn't give up. The result is a wonderful mixture of the scariness of the peril and the glorious uplift of survival. It's insightful, inspirational and all absolutely true.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571316018</amazonuk>
}}