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Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers
ebraam's review against another edition
5.0
Educational and entertaining! We all learned something new and were prompted to do some of our own research after to learn more. Winner!
ellornaslibrary's review
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Misogyny
geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Dinosaur Lady' by Linda Skeers with illustrations by Marta Alvarez Miguens is a picture book based on a real person.
Mary Anning grew up in England by the beach. She liked to dig in the rocks and sand for shells and fossils. One day she found something really different. It was the skeleton of a creature named an Ichthyosaurus, a dinosaur. Her work was the beginning of field paleontology.
I was a big fan of the author's first book 'Shark Lady,' and this one was just as good. Really great storytelling with really great artwork.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Sourcebooks Kids and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Mary Anning grew up in England by the beach. She liked to dig in the rocks and sand for shells and fossils. One day she found something really different. It was the skeleton of a creature named an Ichthyosaurus, a dinosaur. Her work was the beginning of field paleontology.
I was a big fan of the author's first book 'Shark Lady,' and this one was just as good. Really great storytelling with really great artwork.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Sourcebooks Kids and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
jmitschke's review against another edition
4.0
Really lovely illustrations and a kid-friendly overview of Mary Anning’s amazing discoveries and scientific work.
garnetofeden's review against another edition
5.0
Mary Anning is one of my favorite women in STEM, so it is great to see a children's biography that does her justice. The book has beautiful illustrations and addresses some of the challenges that Mary faced in having her scientific contributions recognized due to her gender.
Rating reviewed 1/27/2023.
Rating reviewed 1/27/2023.
mrs_bookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks for sharing this book with me in exchange for an honest review. Fans of Jess Keatings Shark Lady will love Dinosaur Lady! This is a book about Mary Anning who changed the way the scientific world viewed the natural world and helped kick-start Paleontology with her discoveries. Mary was a brave, daring, and intelligent woman who dared to be different. This is a great story to show how asking questions and having curiosity can lead to great things and how never backing down in the face of adversity can help change the world. I highly recommend this picture book.