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Dinosaur lady : the daring discoveries of Mary Anning, the first paleontologist / words by Linda Skeers ; pictures by Marta �Alvarez Migu�ens.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : sourcebooks explore, [2020]Copyright date: �2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 172820951X
  • 9781728209517
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 560./92 23
LOC classification:
  • QE707.A56 S54 2020
Summary: "As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology. For the rest of her life, Mary continued to make astonishing finds and her fossils are displayed in museums all across the world! The daring discoveries of Mary Anning not only changed the scientific world, but also helped change people's attitudes towards women scientists. Dinosaur Lady is a beautiful and brilliant picture book that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of women scientists"--Provided by publisher.
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BOOK Meaford Public Library Junior Picture Books Fiction JP Skeer (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 27525
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"Includes a timeline of Mary Anning's life and fantastic fossil facts!"--Page [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

"As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology. For the rest of her life, Mary continued to make astonishing finds and her fossils are displayed in museums all across the world! The daring discoveries of Mary Anning not only changed the scientific world, but also helped change people's attitudes towards women scientists. Dinosaur Lady is a beautiful and brilliant picture book that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of women scientists"--Provided by publisher.

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