In this triumphant novel about scientific discovery, Monica Kulling brings Mary Anning and her world to life for young readers. MARY ANNING'S CURIOSITY by Monica Kulling illustrated by Melissa Castrilln RELEASE DATE: Carved out and buffed up from historical records, an imagined account of the great fossil hunter’s early life and groundbreaking career. Mary Anning was uneducated, poor and a woman, but her life's work of fossil hunting led her to make many discoveries that influenced our understanding of prehistoric creatures and the age of the Earth. Between dodging her rival fossil hunter the Curiman, and the sheer work of carefully digging out the fossil, Mary took almost a year to excavate what would later be termed the Ichthyosaurus. When her father injured himself and was unable to work, Mary quit school and took up fossil hunting full-time to help support her family, a task that became even more important when her father died, leaving the Annings in debt.Īt the age of twelve, Mary, with her older brother Joe, found what they believed to be the skeleton of a gigantic crocodile, the Great Croc of the legends. Her father, a carpenter and part-time fossil hunter, taught his children to look for fossils. Mary was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England. Title: Mary Anning’s Curiosity Author: Monica Kulling Illustraions by: Melissa Castrillon Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2017 Ages: 7-11+ Themes: fossils, paleontology, scientific discovery, mighty girls Opening: Long Ago in Lyme Regis More than two hundred years ago, a traveling fair came to the seaside town of Lyme Regis on the south coast of England. The amazing story of how the world's greatest fossilist found her first huge find at the age of twelve. Unwrap a complete list of books by Monica Kulling and find books available for swap. Monica Kulling and Melissa Castrillon (illustrator) MARY ANNINGS CURIOSITY Groundwood Books (Childrens: Juvenile Fiction) 14.95 ISBN: 9781554988983.
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