This in-depth, beautifully illustrated biography of Mary Anning sings with the passion and perseverance of the woman herself, who, from girlhood on, scoured the shifting cliffs of her native Dorset to dig out prehistoric mysteries and make sense of them,”altering our view of the past forever.
Joyce Sidman, Newbery Honor winner and Sibert Medal winner
A fascinating, highly visual biography of Mary Anning, the Victorian fossil hunter who changed scientific thinking about prehistoric life and would become one of the most celebrated palaeontologists ever. Perfect for children learning about woman scientists like Ada Lovelace, Jane Goodall, and Katherine Johnson. Mary Anning grew up on the south coast of England in a region rich in fossils.
As teenagers, she and her brother Joseph discovered England's first complete ichthyosaur. Poor and uneducated, Anning would become one of the most celebrated palaeontologists ever, though in her time, she supported herself selling fossils and received little formal recognition. Her findings helped shape scientific thinking about extinction and prehistoric life long before Darwin published his famous work on evolution.
With engaging text, photographs, and stunning paleoart, Fossil Hunte introduces this self-taught scientist, now recognized as one of the greatest fossilists the world has ever known.
Tagged rocks, soils and fossils and Victorians