Featured Author: Andrea Beaty

Andrea Beaty is the Author of numerous children's books, including several inspiring stories of young architects, scientists, and engineers. Her stories are great for getting young makers excited about professions not typically written about in children's books.

Check out her website for teacher guides, hands on making activities for each book, and other great classroom resources. 

About Andrea:
I was a big reader as a kid and LOVED Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon Mysteries.  Then I moved on to Agatha Christie books and then the classics.  Don’t tell anyone, but my secret ambition is to star in a Broadway musical and I am often tempted to break into song and dance at very odd moments. Mostly in the frozen food section of my grocery store.  They have very good lighting.

I attended Southern Illinois University and studied Biology and Computer Science. After that, I worked for a computer software company. I helped people with their computer problems ("Did you try turning it off and on again?") and some technical writing. I didn't know at the time, but tech writing was great training for writing for kids because it taught me to be a fierce self-editor. 

Now, I live in Chicago with my family. I visit lots of schools each year to share my love of reading and my writing journey with kids and educators.