Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist
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Summary
This is the story of a woman who dared to dig， explore， and discover。 This is the story of Dinosaur Lady。
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。
Dinosaur Lady is a beautiful and brilliant picture book that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of female scientists。 It also includes a timeline of Mary Anning's life and lots of fantastic fossil facts！
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。
Dinosaur Lady is a beautiful and brilliant picture book that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of female scientists。 It also includes a timeline of Mary Anning's life and lots of fantastic fossil facts！
Reviews
Sara
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So cool！ I had no idea that a woman discovered the first dinosaur fossils！
Yulisa Ramirez Salazar
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This picture-based biography about Mary Anning is the inspiring book all young girls need。 Living in an era where women’s only place is in the home with children， we are presented to Mary Anning， a young woman with a tenacious desire for learning and discovery that makes you feel proud of how far we have progressed。 Despite being doubted by the male dominated field of science， she kept to her passions and became one of the founding figures of paleontology。 This inspiring story is more than likel This picture-based biography about Mary Anning is the inspiring book all young girls need。 Living in an era where women’s only place is in the home with children， we are presented to Mary Anning， a young woman with a tenacious desire for learning and discovery that makes you feel proud of how far we have progressed。 Despite being doubted by the male dominated field of science， she kept to her passions and became one of the founding figures of paleontology。 This inspiring story is more than likely to inspire all young girls and boys alike as they see that being courageous and following your passions can pay off more than they can imagine。 。。。more
Barbara
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"The British Journal for the History of Science considers Mary Anning "The greatest Fossilist the world ever knew"" Why because she had a vagina？The problem I have with these types of books is that it makes the person seem much more important because "by golly， wasn't it just awful that she was a girl and couldn't get any respect from the male dinosaur guys？" victimhood ideology。And then you got white women all over tick tock declaring all whites are bad and all white men are evil convincing yet "The British Journal for the History of Science considers Mary Anning "The greatest Fossilist the world ever knew"" Why because she had a vagina？The problem I have with these types of books is that it makes the person seem much more important because "by golly， wasn't it just awful that she was a girl and couldn't get any respect from the male dinosaur guys？" victimhood ideology。And then you got white women all over tick tock declaring all whites are bad and all white men are evil convincing yet more women on tick tock to make videos with their newborn white sons as if they are ashamed they had a boy。 Woke is evil and a mental illness。And then you got animated kids shows trying to make it seem because one black guy made a lightbulb filament he somehow created the whole entire lightbulb。 But that was Joseph Swann or someone and he was an old white guy with a beard。But I digress。This book makes it seem like she was the only one discovering dinosaurs or that she discovered the first because really， what kid or parent is going to do more than remember that misinformed "factoid"？I want to read more about Mary Anning and think its cool she loved fossils but I am very suspicious of books that seem to push some sort of woke agenda however subtle。I liked the illustrations and the book is a nice kid's book。 But do more exploring and get the whole picture。It seems that it is hard to get an ADULT book about this person。。。but this book The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs， Evolution， and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World tries to claim that she was the main source and practically the inventor of Darwin's Origin of Species: "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。" Like nothing more but her fossils and dino poo were consulted like he didn't sail around the world and notice the differences in birds and such like and all that right？ Seems this author doesn't understand Evolution。 I recommend Professor Richard Dawkin's Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institute: Begining Episode: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=dw4w1。。。 。。。more
Shelly
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I love the "She sells seashells" tongue-twister and had no idea it was written about her。 I am so glad that these amazing and smart women such as Mary are finally getting books written about them so that today's children can learn the facts about what really happened a long time ago when women did not have rights or get credit for any of their own work。 Lovely pictures。 Amazing information。 I love the "She sells seashells" tongue-twister and had no idea it was written about her。 I am so glad that these amazing and smart women such as Mary are finally getting books written about them so that today's children can learn the facts about what really happened a long time ago when women did not have rights or get credit for any of their own work。 Lovely pictures。 Amazing information。 。。。more
F。 O。
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So this was fascinating。 As a grown adult reading this， I couldn’t help but wonder why Ammonite bothered fictionalizing Mary Anning’s story at all when her actual life was so interesting。
Aarvik
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Circle time read in daycare。
Kanchan Ojha
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Aarvik’s circle time read！
Katey Thompson
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Just a girl， braving the elements， finding fossils， feeding her family… by quietly becoming an expert on dinosaurs。 The princess of paleontology is my new hero！
Prabhjot Kaur
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Mary learned to read and write at Sunday school， but she wanted to learn more。 She had so many questions about the bones and fossils she found， and she needed answers！ She borrowed books and copied scientific papers。 She sketched intricate drawings of her discoveries， and she made notes。This picture book is about Mary Anning also known as Princess of Paleontology and the Dinosaur Lady。 It serves as a biographical read with eye-catching colorful pictures。 This talks about the highlights of her li Mary learned to read and write at Sunday school， but she wanted to learn more。 She had so many questions about the bones and fossils she found， and she needed answers！ She borrowed books and copied scientific papers。 She sketched intricate drawings of her discoveries， and she made notes。This picture book is about Mary Anning also known as Princess of Paleontology and the Dinosaur Lady。 It serves as a biographical read with eye-catching colorful pictures。 This talks about the highlights of her life and how she overcame the sexist and discriminatory society two hundred years ago and became the first person to discover the remains of dinosaurs。 There are also some bone bits and fossil facts mentioned at the back with more details of Mary Anning's life。 A great way to teach kids the basics of Paleontology。 I highly recommend this。 4 stars 。。。more
June
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Biography of one of the "most influential British women of science" and the "greatest fossilist the world has ever known。"When most people thought a woman couldn't be a scientist， Mary Anning changed people's beliefs of the world with her incredible finds and helped create a whole new field of study。 Biography of one of the "most influential British women of science" and the "greatest fossilist the world has ever known。"When most people thought a woman couldn't be a scientist， Mary Anning changed people's beliefs of the world with her incredible finds and helped create a whole new field of study。 。。。more
E。
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Not as sexy as the Kate Winslet movie， but a wonderful children's book， particularly for a kid already into dinosaurs。 Not as sexy as the Kate Winslet movie， but a wonderful children's book， particularly for a kid already into dinosaurs。 。。。more
Progya
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Wanted to read this before I got it for my 10-year-old niece。 Love it so much。
Lindsay
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3。5， borrow
Patti
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Amazing story about Mary Anning and her discoveries。 Great fit for teaching narrative nonfiction & text features （has a great timeline in the back）。 Recommended for 2nd & 3rd
Janet
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Children's book。 Read for Women's History Month。 Wonderful！ Children's book。 Read for Women's History Month。 Wonderful！ 。。。more
Elisabeth
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I never heard of Mary Anning growing up and what a shame！ I would've loved to know about her and her story and my （male） classmates who loved our science units on dinosaurs needed to know about her too。 I never heard of Mary Anning growing up and what a shame！ I would've loved to know about her and her story and my （male） classmates who loved our science units on dinosaurs needed to know about her too。 。。。more
Holli
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I first learned about Mary Anning through Tracy Chevalier's novel Remarkable Creatures。 This picture book hits all the highlights。 We shared it with our 6 and 8 year old granddaughters who love fossils。 "Even though Mary could identify a species from one single bone and rebuild entire skeletons like a jigsaw puzzle， she couldn't join the Geological Society of London。 Women weren't allowed。 She couldn't attend lectures or teach university classes。 Or even take classes！" I first learned about Mary Anning through Tracy Chevalier's novel Remarkable Creatures。 This picture book hits all the highlights。 We shared it with our 6 and 8 year old granddaughters who love fossils。 "Even though Mary could identify a species from one single bone and rebuild entire skeletons like a jigsaw puzzle， she couldn't join the Geological Society of London。 Women weren't allowed。 She couldn't attend lectures or teach university classes。 Or even take classes！" 。。。more
Hannah Russell
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Educational and inspiring are two words that I would use to describe this beautiful picture book。 The entire way through the story we see the life of Mary Anning and the obstacles that she had to face in her field。 This story is inspiring to see that she went against the odds and made her future for herself。 It is inspiring for younger students to see that you can do anything even if people don't care。 Mary Anning is a fascinating individual and the story shows us all the ways that she is worth Educational and inspiring are two words that I would use to describe this beautiful picture book。 The entire way through the story we see the life of Mary Anning and the obstacles that she had to face in her field。 This story is inspiring to see that she went against the odds and made her future for herself。 It is inspiring for younger students to see that you can do anything even if people don't care。 Mary Anning is a fascinating individual and the story shows us all the ways that she is worth the praise。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Loved this picture book highlighting one of my favorite historical figures - I’m glad to see Mary Anning is starting to get the representation she deserves！ This one works well because the art is beautiful， but doesn’t distract from the text。 I hope the author/illustrator pair end up doing more children’s books。
Shannon
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Loved this kids book and the history of Mary Anning， and I had no idea that she was the inspiration of She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore！ Who knew？Read as a part of Britta's 1001 Women list: https://www。goodreads。com/review/list。。。 Loved this kids book and the history of Mary Anning， and I had no idea that she was the inspiration of She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore！ Who knew？Read as a part of Britta's 1001 Women list: https://www。goodreads。com/review/list。。。 。。。more
Melissa
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And now I know that Mary Anning is the she that sold seashells on the seashore。
Jody Cornelius
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Very good intro to Mary Anning， as well as an introduction to paleontology as a whole， as well as a discussion starter for things like sexism and mysogyny in education。
Fried Seaweed
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The biography of the first paleontologist Mary Anning， a trailblazer who independently opened a new scientific field。 Digging， chiseling， and sketching her beloved fossils， she made discoveries that shook the world。 Doors in academia were shut to women in her times， yet she never stopped fighting her way into scientific inquiry and exploration。
Hannah
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Although Mary Anning did not discover any dinosaurs while she was alive （the title is misleading since the prehistoric animals she discovered are NOT dinosaurs）， this book still showcases her discoveries。 It is a cute and inspiring story with some adorable illustrations！
Cheriee Weichel
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I liked this so much that I read it twice。 I knew a bit about Mary Anning， but this book educated me about more details of her life。 She was an amazing woman who just got on with searching for bones and making a life for herself， whether or not men recognized her achievements。 The back matter includes a timeline of her life， facts about bones and fossils， and an author's note。 Marta Álvarez Miguéns' illustrations are delightfully appealing。 I liked this so much that I read it twice。 I knew a bit about Mary Anning， but this book educated me about more details of her life。 She was an amazing woman who just got on with searching for bones and making a life for herself， whether or not men recognized her achievements。 The back matter includes a timeline of her life， facts about bones and fossils， and an author's note。 Marta Álvarez Miguéns' illustrations are delightfully appealing。 。。。more
debbicat *made of stardust*
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I read Shark Lady （via NetGalley） and loved it。 This one is so good too！5 stars！ I am so sorry to say， I did not know about the lady that this is based on， Mary Anning。 I have now found myself googling more information to share with my students。 It is a fascinating read and I am going to recommend it to my students and parents as well as purchase a copy for the classroom。Interesting and factual， old and young alike would enjoy this true story。 Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a rev I read Shark Lady （via NetGalley） and loved it。 This one is so good too！5 stars！ I am so sorry to say， I did not know about the lady that this is based on， Mary Anning。 I have now found myself googling more information to share with my students。 It is a fascinating read and I am going to recommend it to my students and parents as well as purchase a copy for the classroom。Interesting and factual， old and young alike would enjoy this true story。 Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a review copy to read for pleasure。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Kathryn （Dragon Bite Books）
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If you have not heard about Mary Anning （and I hadn't prior to this picture book， and admitting so makes me ashamed of the schooling that I was given）， go read this book or otherwise learn about her！ What a fascinating lady！ Ironically， she is someone who could have served as some inspiration for the characters of the novel I finished most recently， prior to downloading this picture book （ The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee）， though she is not given a shout-out in the a If you have not heard about Mary Anning （and I hadn't prior to this picture book， and admitting so makes me ashamed of the schooling that I was given）， go read this book or otherwise learn about her！ What a fascinating lady！ Ironically， she is someone who could have served as some inspiration for the characters of the novel I finished most recently， prior to downloading this picture book （ The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee）， though she is not given a shout-out in the author's notes。 This particular recording of her story is well-directed for its intended audience of 4-8 year olds。 They'll love it。 Dinosaurs， squids， sharks， poop， a daring woman， and a young woman at that—her career taking off at age 12！— flouting men's expectations。。。 what is there not to love！I am already considering gifting this book to littles in my life。 Friends who are parents to those littles， you have been warned！ I promise there aren't a lot of dinosaur names to stumble over however。 （I know I always dreaded reading the dino names aloud at story time and having the little ones need to correct me—as awesome as it was that some of them could correct me！）And I'm not just considering the daughters I want to grow up to be brilliant scientists， full of wonder about the natural world。 This is for the sons too， who will see that women can love dinosaurs just as much as they can， and in fact， that women have been studying dinosaurs for longer than men have！ 。。。more
Meridee
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This is such an informational and entertaining book！ I had no idea about Mary Anning！ This would be perfect to read in a classroom！ Often women's accomplishments in the past were brushed under the rug， but it's really great to see these women getting the recognition they deserve。 The book inspires children to go after what they are passionate about。 After all， Mary was very passionate about paleontology， before it was really even a thing， and the fact that she was a woman during this time， but s This is such an informational and entertaining book！ I had no idea about Mary Anning！ This would be perfect to read in a classroom！ Often women's accomplishments in the past were brushed under the rug， but it's really great to see these women getting the recognition they deserve。 The book inspires children to go after what they are passionate about。 After all， Mary was very passionate about paleontology， before it was really even a thing， and the fact that she was a woman during this time， but she decided to follow her passion for paleontology anyways。 Furthermore， she contributed greatly forming paleontology。 。。。more
Brewer Tunstall
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Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning， the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers; Illustrated by Marta Miguens。This amazing book explains to children what Paleontology is in a simple way。 The story begins with a girl named Mary Anning。 She loved to fill her basket with shells and fossils to sell to tourist。 All throughout the book Mary was brave and she loved to learn about bones。 Mary studied all types of bones and fossils。 She kept notes of each one she studied。 In the rocks one Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning， the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers; Illustrated by Marta Miguens。This amazing book explains to children what Paleontology is in a simple way。 The story begins with a girl named Mary Anning。 She loved to fill her basket with shells and fossils to sell to tourist。 All throughout the book Mary was brave and she loved to learn about bones。 Mary studied all types of bones and fossils。 She kept notes of each one she studied。 In the rocks one day she found a large eye socket。 Mary searched and searched for the body of the eye socket。 A storm uncovered the mountains layers and Mary found a new creature。 The new creature went to a museum where many people wondered what it was。 Later they find out that it was millions years old。 Mary found many fossils and shared all of them with the world。 The illustrations are beautiful and help the readers see what fossils look like。 I recommend this book for ages 5 through 8 years-old。 。。。more
Samantha Sweet
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