Written by Mara Rockliff
Illustrated by Daniel Duncan
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021. Informational. 48 pages.
The Girl Who Could Fix Anything is an informational book told in a picture book format. From the time Beatrice was a little girl, she was fascinated by tools. She would tinker with and fix anything that she could get her hands on. She went to university to study engineering and, by the looks of things, was the only girl in her classes. She raced motorcycles and worked for the Royal Aircraft Establishment. During World War II, the fighter planes' engines would stop when the pilots would dive. Beatrice was able to figure out the problem and create a solution that was a cheap and easy fix. The illustrations in this book were created digitally, but they have a lovely colored pencil look to them. The story of Beatrice's life in engineering is so exciting to read as she goes against gender norms at the time and follows her dreams. It is always fun to read a biography about someone whose story is not well known, but needs to be remembered.
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