Discover the inspiring life of Mary Anning, the pioneering mother of paleontology, in this engaging hardcover book from the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series. Learn how a determined young girl, who started by combing dangerous cliffs for shells and bones with her father, grew into a groundbreaking fossil hunter whose discoveries reshaped science.

• Tells the story of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology and daring fossil hunter.
• Features stylish and quirky illustrations throughout the narrative.
• Includes extra facts at the back, such as a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of her life.
• Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, which explores the lives of outstanding people who started as children with a dream.
• This hardcover version presents an expanded story suitable for beginning readers.

Follow Mary's journey from poverty, where she combed cliffs for fossils, to making startling discoveries like a complete ichthyosaur skeleton. Despite facing barriers preventing her from formal study alongside men, she continued her work, even advising the Geological Society. This book celebrates her lifetime of achievement.

• Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
• Illustrator: Matigot, Popy
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Print Length: 32 pages
• Publication Date: March 4, 2021
• ISBN-13: 978-0711255517
• Dimensions: 247 x 12 x 203mm
• Weight: 430 g
• Reading Age: 4 - 7 years (from customers)
• Series: Little People, BIG DREAMS

Inspire the next generation of thinkers and scientists with this empowering biography of a true original.