0711255512 
Hardback Mary Anning / written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ; illustrated by Popy Matigot.
Publication year: 2021
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 0711255512 9780711255517 (hbk.) :
Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.
Discover the life of Mary Anning, the first paleontologist and daring fossil hunter. In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology and daring fossil hunter. When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs. After receiving a book as a gift from a kind benefactor, Mary learned all about fossils. She continued to hunt for them and made the startling discovery of a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur. Sadly, she wasn't allowed to study along with all the other men, but she carried on making her own discoveries - including dinosaur poo! - and advising the Geological Society when they needed help. It took a lifetime to receive recognition but we all remember her now as the mother of paleontology. This roar-some book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, i
Series title: Little People, Big Dreams
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Description:
29 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
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