Mary Annings Curiosity

Author : Monica Kulling
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1554988993
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mary Anning's Curiosity written by Monica Kulling and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing story of how the world’s greatest fossilist found her first huge find at the age of twelve. Mary was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England. Her father, a carpenter and part-time fossil hunter, taught his children to look for fossils. When her father injured himself and was unable to work, Mary quit school and took up fossil hunting full-time to help support her family, a task that became even more important when her father died, leaving the Annings in debt. At the age of twelve, Mary, with her older brother Joe, found what they believed to be the skeleton of a gigantic crocodile, the Great Croc of the legends. Between dodging her rival fossil hunter the Curiman, and the sheer work of carefully digging out the fossil, Mary took almost a year to excavate what would later be termed the Ichthyosaurus. Mary Anning was uneducated, poor and a woman, but her life’s work of fossil hunting led her to make many discoveries that influenced our understanding of prehistoric creatures and the age of the Earth. In this triumphant novel about scientific discovery, Monica Kulling brings Mary Anning and her world to life for young readers. Key Text Features author's note historical context resources facts further reading

Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : First Avenue Editions
ISBN 13 : 1575054574
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mary Anning written by Sally M. Walker and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life of Mary Anning, who discovered many of the best and most complete fossils in nineteenth-century England, yet received little credit for her work.

Author : Linda Skeers
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1728230489
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dinosaur Lady written by Linda Skeers and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated picture book biography of Mary Anning that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of female scientists, perfect for fans of The Girl Who Thought in Pictures Mary Anning loved scouring the beach near her home in England for shells and fossils. She fearlessly climbed over crumbling cliffs and rocky peaks, searching for new specimens. One day, something caught Mary's eye. Bones. Dinosaur Bones. Mary's discoveries rocked the world of science and helped create a brand-new field of study: paleontology. But many people believed women couldn't be scientists, so Mary wasn't given the credit she deserved. Nevertheless, Mary kept looking and learning more, making discoveries that reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world. Educational backmatter includes a timeline of Mary Anning's life and lots of fantastic fossil facts! The perfect choice for parents and teachers looking for: Dinosaur books for kids 5-7 and kids books about fossils Feminist picture books about historical women, and daring books for girls Kids STEM books

Author : Shelley Emling
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 023010097X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fossil Hunter written by Shelley Emling and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when women were excluded from science, a young girl made a discovery that marked the birth of paleontology and continues to feed the debate about evolution to this day. Mary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton--of an ichthyosaur--while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct. The child of a poor family, Mary became a fossil hunter, inspiring the tongue-twister, "She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore." She attracted the attention of fossil collectors and eventually the scientific world. Once news of the fossils reached the halls of academia, it became impossible to ignore the truth. Mary's peculiar finds helped lay the groundwork for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, laid out in his On the Origin of Species. Darwin drew on Mary's fossilized creatures as irrefutable evidence that life in the past was nothing like life in the present. A story worthy of Dickens, The Fossil Hunter chronicles the life of this young girl, with dirt under her fingernails and not a shilling to buy dinner, who became a world-renowned paleontologist. Dickens himself said of Mary: "The carpenter's daughter has won a name for herself, and deserved to win it." Here at last, Shelley Emling returns Mary Anning, of whom Stephen J. Gould remarked, is "probably the most important unsung (or inadequately sung) collecting force in the history of paleontology," to her deserved place in history.

Author : Don Brown
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547349106
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rare Treasure written by Don Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003-06-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the word dinosaur was even invented, an English girl discovered a remarkable skeleton on the rocky beach at Lyme Regis. Thus began a lifelong passion for the woman who became one of the first commercial fossil collectors. Mary Anning (1799–1847) spent her lifetime teaching herself about fossils and combing the rugged shore for ancient treasures. Her collection thrilled the public, excited the scientific community, and proved that a woman could overcome danger and social limitations to accomplish great things.

Author : Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher : Silver Burdett Press
ISBN 13 : 9780382394874
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Wolves written by Wendy Pfeffer and published by Silver Burdett Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life cycle of these hardy wolves that live in the high Arctic, where temperatures can be as low as seventy degrees below zero.

Author : Laurence Anholt
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 0711263396
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stone Girl Bone Girl written by Laurence Anholt and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the story of Mary Anning, the world's best-known fossil hunter. As a baby, Mary was struck by lightning, then as a little girl she found a fossilised sea monster, the most important prehistoric discovery of its time. This spectacular tale of a little girl who dared to be different and who followed her dreams will inspire young children. Beautiful illustrations and narrative text help children to learn how Mary discovered new fossils – and how her observations rocked the natural history world. Be inspired by Mary's work as a woman in the field of science – especially as her achievements weren't recognised until after her death. Perfect for kids interested in dinosaurs and rocks, and for parents looking for strong female role models in science. If you liked this, you might like the Anholt's Artists series.

Author : Shirley Raye Redmond
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442454369
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs written by Shirley Raye Redmond and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There once was a little dog named Tray. He lived in England with his owner, Mary Ann Anning. Besides Mary Ann, Tray loved one other thing: He loved to dig for dinosaur bones. Together he and Mary Ann found small bones, big bones, and even entire skeletons! People came from all around the world to see the bones they found. This is the honestly true story of Tray, the dog that dug for dinosaurs.

Author : Kate Waters
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN 13 : 0448490196
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curious About Fossils written by Kate Waters and published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Are] you curious where ... fossils came from-- and who found them? Dig into this book to discover more about [the] exciting clues to the past!"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Joan Thomas
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 0771084188
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curiosity written by Joan Thomas and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARGARET LAURENCE AWARD FOR FICTION A QUILL & QUIRE BOOK OF THE YEAR Award-winning novelist Joan Thomas blends fact and fiction, passion and science in this stunning novel set in nineteenth-century Lyme Regis, England—the seaside town that is the setting of both The French Lieutenant's Woman and Jane Austen's Persuasion. More than forty years before the publication of The Origin of Species, twelve-year-old Mary Anning, a cabinet-maker's daughter, found the first intact skeleton of a prehistoric dolphin-like creature, and spent a year chipping it from the soft cliffs near Lyme Regis. This was only the first of many important discoveries made by this incredible woman, perhaps the most important paleontologist of her day. Henry de la Beche was the son of a gentry family, owners of a slave-worked estate in Jamaica where he spent his childhood. As an adolescent back in England, he ran away from military college, and soon found himself living with his elegant, cynical mother in Lyme Regis, where he pursued his passion for drawing and painting the landscapes and fossils of the area. One morning on an expedition to see an extraordinary discovery—a giant fossil—he meets a young woman unlike anyone he has ever met . . .