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Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers
ellyreadstoo's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
very informative, wish it expanded a bit more on later life, but very appropriate for children
talyahonor23's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Love that woman are able to be acknowledged for their minds and contributions to the sciences. I know it's a children's book but they should have one for older kids to understand how she was treated and ignored and even cheated and how she died in poverty and barely recognised for her work at the time.
itsmorganbailey's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
I read this book with my nanny kid and we both loved it! I had never heard of Mary Anning before but she was a pretty cool girl! Cute artwork too!
ashleyaewert's review against another edition
2.0
Not someone I had previously heard about. It was interesting to learn about a woman being the first to really discover dinosaurs as we call them now. I liked the illustrations most.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
Mary Anning discovered fossils before most people thought to study them. She lives along the Jurassic Coast, where many fossils have since been found. At a very young age she made discoveries that the men of science had not discovered yet. She found fossilized poop. She discovered a flying reptile skeleton.
Yet, despite all her discoveries, she couldn't get into the science world becasue she was just a woman. The men didn't mind taking what she gave them, but didn't allow her to go to their gatherings.
So, she did what she could, and sold fossils from her store. She is now known to have discovered five major species.
Very good, easy to read picture book, that gives kids an idea of her amazing life.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Yet, despite all her discoveries, she couldn't get into the science world becasue she was just a woman. The men didn't mind taking what she gave them, but didn't allow her to go to their gatherings.
So, she did what she could, and sold fossils from her store. She is now known to have discovered five major species.
Very good, easy to read picture book, that gives kids an idea of her amazing life.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
littlebookjockey's review against another edition
5.0
There's nothing not to love about this. Mary Anning did remarkable things, and she deserves to be recognized for them. Presenting scientific facts within this adorably illustrated biography is a great way to introduce kids to paleontology and a great woman from history.