Mary Anning Breaks New Ground: Courageous Kid of Paleontology

by Carol Kim

Book Overview

In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666334308
• ISBN13: 9781666334302
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.7" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6