Mary Anning's Curiosity

Mary Anning, considered the world's greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative recreation of her childhood in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis.

About the author

MONICA KULLING is the author of more than sixty books for children, including Aunt Pearl, illustrated by Irene Luxbacher; and Ruby’s Hope: A Story of How the Famous “Migrant Mother” Photograph Became the Face of the Great Depression, illustrated by Sarah Dvojak. She has written the popular Great Idea series, and her work has been nominated for many awards, including numerous Silver Birch Express and Golden Oak awards and the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
MELISSA CASTRILLON has a first class honors degree in illustration and a master’s degree in children’s book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She is a freelance illustrator based in Cambridge, England.

Summary

Mary Anning, considered the world's greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative recreation of her childhood in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis.

Additional text

A stirring story made more inspirational by the reality of its protagonist.

Product details

• Authors: Monica Kulling, Kulling Monica
• Assisted by: Melissa Castrillon (Illustration), Castrillon Melissa (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2017
• EAN: 9781554988983
• ISBN: 978-1-55498-898-3
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 190 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 199 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, Europe, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Technology / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Europe