She was born in Benton, Illinois and currently resides in Naperville, Illinois. [3] As a child, she loved Nancy Drew mysteries. She attended Southern Illinois University and studied Biology and Computer Science. After graduating, she worked for a software company, doing some technical writing. Her tech writing experience led her to write children's books. She received the Prairie State for Excellence in Children's Writing Award from the Illinois Reading Council in 2014. [3] Selected works [ edit ] In this two-week Writing Root, the children develop reading skills of prediction and inference, have the opportunity to practise use of basic sentence punctuation and create compound sentences before exploring features of famous buildings, labelling the features and learning about apostrophes for omission and possession. Finally, the children create a fact file where they incorporate the learning they have experienced over the course of the sequence of learning. Phonics-based activities have been included to support the application of phase 5 knowledge into writing. Synopsis of Text: Architecture, buildings, local area,links to STEM subjects, design and technology, positive role models, problem solving, perseverance Find sources: "Andrea Beaty"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( February 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Each child holds his or her section of the marble run in place, so the marble rolls through the piping from one end to the other. It's definitely worth reading from the library, and the message about creativity at school is timely as more and more schools (ours included) seem to become very boilerplate, but there was some essential spark that I wasn't finding.I also agree with those who feel that portraying the teacher as the bad guy here seems to be both piling on in blaming teachers and a teaching moment gone wrong. I say this as the son and relative of many classroom teachers. Jones, Nicolette (April 21, 2019). "Children's book of the week: Ada Twist and the Perilous Pantaloons by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts". The Sunday Times . Retrieved February 23, 2020. a b "Individual Author Record: Andrea Beaty". The Illinois Center for the Book . Retrieved 22 February 2020. Through this lyrical text children can get to know Iggy and be inspired by his love of architecture. A vital text, not only to ignite passions about design and technology, but to learn about problem solving and perseverance. It is also a super introduction to the Questioneers, a group of children who are role models in different fields, from science to illustration to engineering. Andrea Beaty is a significant author with a distinctive poetic style and is supported by David Roberts’ wonderful technical illustrations. Links and themes:

I thought the illustrations fitted this story quite well, and for the most part the rhymes were good - only a few times did Beaty "stretch" for the rhyme. But, I thought the word choices were delightful and sounded fun to say and I never felt Beaty talked down to her readers. But I was most pleased with the stories underlying sense of striving for your dreams and how dangerous adults and institutions can be to putting a damper on a child's creativity. All you need is a bunch of newspaper, lots of masking tape, and a group of kids who can move as one!

Tape all the newspapers (or trash bags) together in one large circular band, big enough inside to hold everyone on the team! Questioneers: Ada Twist, Scientist Series: Ghost Busted | Show Me the Bunny | Ada Twist, Scientist: Brainstorm Book | 5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories Carefully take one step forward — all together now! — while gently pushing forward the newspapers overhead. Martaus, Alaine. (2013) Review of Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 66(11): 499.

Everyone can participate in building a snow fort! All it takes is a good shovel, a few hard workers — and snow!