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History VIPs: Mary Anning

History VIPs: Mary Anning

Published: 10 Nov 2016

Paperback / softback, 32 pages

Recommended for age 9+

By Kay Barnham

Published by Hachette Children's Group

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'She sells sea shells on the sea shore' - and she really did! This rhyme is thought to have been written about Mary Anning, an amazing fossilist and dinosaur expert, who was almost unknown at the time she lived. This biography explores the life of Mary Anning, from her first fossil finds at the age of ten to her sales of important discoveries to wealthy scientists. Mary's fossil finds made a great contribution to what scientists understood about pre-historic life.

Through the story of Mary Anning, readers learn about life and society in the 1800s and Victorian Britain. We learn what it was like to be born into a poor family and about the roles of women in society and in the field of science. Readers will learn to draw conclusions from the evidence provided - a great basis for class discussions.

Tagged rocks, soils and fossils , Victorians , women in history and women in STEAM

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