| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115), glossary, index and timeline. |
| Contents |
Crocodile or sea monster? -- Learning on the beach -- Not a lady -- Geological mysteries -- A second sea monster -- A new home -- More important fossils -- From excitement to heartache -- Radical ideas -- Legacy. |
| Summary |
"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 paleontologists of all time. 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 paleontologists ever, though in her time she supported herself by 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 Hunter introduces this self-taught scientist, now recognized as one of the greatest fossilists the world has ever known." -- Amazon. |
| Audience |
Grades 4-8. |
| Subject |
Anning, Mary, 1799-1847 -- Juvenile literature.
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Women paleontologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Paleontologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Other title |
How Mary Anning changed the science of prehistoric life |
| ISBN |
9780358396055
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0358396050
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