A short, accessible chapter book concludes with more information on Mary’s life and work, as well as the discovery of fossils and the deepening understanding they helped scientists develop about the history of the earth. Mary emerges as a singular child full of determination in a story that features occasional black-and-white illustrations reminiscent of Lois Lenski’s cozy images. Monicas recent books include Mary Annings Curiosity, Eliza Hamilton: Founding. When Pa dies, Mary’s passion and drive and grief all find release in the search for new specimens, which is how she and her brother spot the giant eye that leads to the amazing discovery of a great creature, one Pa always suspected was hidden somewhere in the rock. In the Bag Margaret Knight Wraps It Up was also a Simon Wiesenthal Honor Book. In this triumphant novel about scientific discovery, Monica Kulling brings Mary Anning and her world to life for young readers. Ma wants Mary to get an education, not grubby on the cliffs and beach, but the sale of ammonite and other fossils helps support their family. 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 is a carpenter by trade but also hunts fossils and Mary loves going with him, despite her mother’s disapproval. Mary Anning’s Curiosity is sure to delight all fossil lovers young and old, and as the Coronavirus lockdowns are still in effect at the time of this writing, it has been a great companion while maintaining my social distancing I think it ties with Dinosaur Lady for my favorite book about Mary Anning thus far.
Mary, growing up in Lyme Regis, England, early in the 19th century, is from a poor family. This fictionalized account of the childhood of Mary Anning, who at age 12 in 1811 discovered the first icthyosaurus fossil in the world, is written with child-appeal at the forefront.
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