As teenagers, she and her brother Joseph discovered England’s first complete ichthyosaur. Grades 2-7įossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life By Cheryl Blackford Mary Anning grew up on the south coast of England in a region rich in fossils. This novel is an imaginative recreation of her childhood in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis. Mary Anning’s Curiosity By Monica Kulling, Illustrated by Melissa Castrillon Mary Anning, considered the world’s greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. Nevertheless, Mary kept looking and learning more, making discoveries that reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world. But many people believed women couldn’t be scientists, so Mary wasn’t given the credit she deserved. Mary’s discoveries rocked the world of science and helped create a brand-new field of study: paleontology. She fearlessly climbed over crumbling cliffs and rocky peaks, searching for new specimens. Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, The First Paleontologist By Linda Skeers, Illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguéns Mary Anning loved scouring the beach near her home in England for shells and fossils.
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