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.
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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.“
pickTalks about Mary Anning's life and work. She contributed so much to the field of paleontology and is regarded as a pioneer in paleontology. This book talks about how she was disregarded at the time because she was a woman- she could not even go to university.
“This is the story of a woman who dared to dig, explore, and discover. This is the story of Dinosaur Lady.“
