The fossil woman : a life of Mary Anning
Sharpe, T. (Tom)2021
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When Mary was young, her family was very poor. She used to help her father 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 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.
Main title:
The fossil woman : a life of Mary Anning / Tom Sharpe.
Author:
Sharpe, T. (Tom), author
Imprint:
Wimborne : Dovecote, 2021.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781838473501 (pbk)
Dewey class:
560.92
LC class:
QE707.A56
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3096288