Mary Anning's Curiosity by Monica Kulling

In 2010, Mary was named among the ten British women who have most influenced the history of science. In this triumphant novel about scientific discovery, Monica Kulling brings Mary Anning and her world to life for young readers. Mary Annings Curiosity (Groundwood Books, 2017) by Monica Kulling and illustrated by Melissa Castrillon. Mary Anning may have been 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. 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. In this triumphant novel about scientific discovery, Monica Kulling brings Mary Anning and her world to life for young readers. 19th-century Lyme Regis to explain how a young Mary Anning made her first major discovery at the age of 12. In this triumphant novel about scientific discovery, Monica Kulling brings Mary Anning and her world to life for young readers. 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. Mary Annings curiosity by Monica Kulling. Mary Anning was uneducated, poor and a woman, but her lifes work of fossil hunting led her to make many discoveries that influenced our understanding of prehistoric creatures and the age of the Earth. 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. by Monica Kulling and Melissa Castrillón. The amazing story of how the world's greatest fossilist found her first huge find at the age of twelve. Browse books by Monica Kulling Happy Birthday, Alice Babette.

Mary Anning's Curiosity by Monica Kulling