The two books from my out of control “currently reading” stack that managed to accompany me to bed. 😅
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The two books from my out of control “currently reading” stack that managed to accompany me to bed. 😅
Walking the Gulf Coast beach today being reminded of Mary Anning's love of fossil hunting. Fairly literal interpretation of #LoveontheRocks in this #histfic telling of the real woman whose discoveries along the cliffs on the coast of England in the early 1800s led to a new scientific understanding of extinction. #FeelintheLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
I can‘t believe I‘m the first to post about this book! Im not a huge nonfiction reader but I‘m a third of the way through and it‘s been fascinating stuff we don‘t learn in school. There is a BBC mini series on YouTube too. #firstlinefridays
so-soBiography of Mary Anning who discovered the first dinosaur skeleton and then numerous other fossils.
Interesting, but the author is not a historian and didn't have the necessary understanding of the historical context. Also, she makes a lot of unsubstantiated assumptions about what Mary and others were thinking and feeling.
#LCS #LittleChristmasSwap
Happy Epiphany! Hope everyone enjoyed their Twelfth Night revelries. If you are back to work like me I hope it‘s not too taxing today. Meanwhile gaze upon my glorious gifts from @bookish_wookish - how cute are those candies?! And the card says “Merry Bookmas” 😆 I love it! I am so excited to read this book, thank you Amy!! And thank you for hosting this fun event.
Another historical figure I wasn't familiar with! Great for the classroom library, especially for a science classroom.
“Just like long-buried fossils, Mary's achievements have slowly been uncovered and shared with the world. Her daring discoveries helped form paleontology- the branch of geology that uses fossils to study prehistoric life.“
