Railroad Engineer Olive Dennis

When Olive Dennis was young, girls were expected to be sewing, cooking, and cleaning. But Olive was busy imagining, designing, and building everything from a wooden dollhouse to a model streetcar with working parts. When she grew up, Olive continued to defy expectations, earning a civil engineering degree and becoming the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s first female engineer. Her genius for inventing improvements based on her keen observations of passengers’ needs and problems led her to the assignment of a lifetime: designing a luxury train that would change rail travel forever.

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Reviews

The rhythm of Kaye Baillie’s text in this picture book biography will take you on a ride, with all its bumps and turns, through the life of Olive Dennis.

Tanja Stephani …subdued color palette are perfectly nostalgic of the decades spanning from turn-of-the century through early to mid-1900s.

- Michelle Nott, Children's Book Author

An insightful picture-book biography.

- Carolyn Phelan, Booklist

Simple, engaging, and inspiring.

- Melissa Taylor, Imagination Soup

Kaye Baillie pours her passion and admiration to summarize Ms. Dennis’ life in a powerful way. Her work is beautifully amplified by the lifelike depictions illustrated by artist Tanja Stephani.

- Miss Monique, Childcare Industry Influencer, Early Literacy Advocate

Book Details

Illustrator Tanja Stephani
Non Fiction Biography
Publisher The Innovation Press, USA
ISBN 9781943147984
Page Extent 48 pages
Reading Age 6-9 years
Release Date November 2022