This true story of a woman whose brilliance and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War II is sure to inspire STEM readers and fans of amazing women in history.

Beatrice Shilling wasn't quite like other children. She could make anything. She could fix anything. And when she took a thing apart, she put it back together better than before. When Beatrice left home to study engineering, she knew that as a girl she wouldn't be quite like the other engineers – and she wasn't.

She was better. Still, it took hard work and perseverance to persuade the Royal Aircraft Establishment to give her a chance. But when World War II broke out and British fighter pilots took to the skies in a desperate struggle for survival against Hitler's bombers, it was clearly time for new ideas. Could Beatrice solve an engine puzzle and help Britain win the war?

American author Mara Rockliff and British illustrator Daniel Duncan team up for a fresh look at a turning point in modern history – and the role of a remarkable woman whose ingenuity, persistence, and way with a wrench (or spanner) made her quite unlike anyone else. An author's note and a list of selective sources provide additional information for curious readers.

这是关于一位女性的真实故事，她的聪明才智和机械专业知识帮助英国赢得了第二次世界大战，肯定会激励STEM读者和历史上杰出女性的粉丝。

比阿特丽斯·希林（Beatrice Shilling）与其他孩子不太一样。她可以制造任何东西，并且什么都能修好。当她把一个东西拆开时，她能重新组装的比之前更好。当比阿特丽斯离开家去学习工程学时，她知道作为一个女孩，她不会像其他工程师那样——而她确实不是，她更好。尽管如此，她还是通过努力和坚持不懈的工作，说服了英国皇家飞机协会给她一个机会。第二次世界大战爆发时，英国战斗机飞行员在天空中与希特勒的轰炸机展开了一场绝望的生存斗争，显然是时候提出新的想法了。比阿特丽斯能否解决发动机的难题，帮助英国赢得战争？

美国作家玛拉·洛克利夫（Mara Rockliff）和英国插画家丹尼尔·邓肯（Daniel Duncan）合作，以全新的视角审视了现代史上的一个转折点，以及一位杰出女性的角色，她的聪明才智、坚持不懈以及使用扳手的方式使她与众不同。作者的注释说明和精选资料清单为好奇的读者提供了更多的信息。