Fossil

Finding the First T. Rex (Totally True Adventures): How a Giant Meat-Eater was Dug Up...

Rocks & Fossils

Countdown to Yesterday: Earth's Prehistoric Past (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books: Natural World)

The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Remarkable Animals

Dino Dung (Step into Reading)

Stone Girl Bone Girl

The Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Unearthed the Truth About the Dinosaurs

“This in-depth, beautifully illustrated biography of Mary Anning sings with the passion and perseverance of the woman herself, who from girlhood on scoured the shifting cliffs of her native Dorset to dig out prehistoric mysteries and make sense of them—altering forever our view of the past.” —Joyce Sidman, Newbery Honor winner and Sibert Medal winner A fascinating, highly visual biography of Mary Anning, the Victorian fossil hunter who changed scientific thinking about prehistoric life and would become one of the most celebrated paleontologists of all time. Perfect for children learning about woman scientists like Ada Lovelace, Jane Goodall, and Katherine Johnson. Mary Anning grew up on the south coast of England in a region rich in fossils. As teenagers, she and her brother Joseph discovered England’s first complete ichthyosaur. Poor and uneducated, Anning would become one of the most celebrated paleontologists ever, though in her time she supported herself selling by fossils and received little formal recognition. Her findings helped shape scientific thinking about extinction and prehistoric life long before Darwin published his famous work on evolution. With engaging text, photographs, and stunning paleoart,  Fossil Hunter  introduces this self-taught scientist, now recognized as one of the greatest fossilists the world has ever known. 

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Fossil

Paul D. Taylor, 1990

Finding the First T. Rex (Totally True Adventures): How a Giant Meat-Eater was Dug Up...

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, 2008

Rocks & Fossils

Margaret Hynes, 2006

Countdown to Yesterday: Earth's Prehistoric Past (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books: Natural World)

Ellen Hopkins, 2001

The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Remarkable Animals

Steve Brusatte, 2021

Dino Dung (Step into Reading)

Karen Chinn, Dr. Karen Chin, 2005

Stone Girl Bone Girl

Laurence Anholt, Sheila Moxley, 1999

The Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Unearthed the Truth About the Dinosaurs

Kate Winter, 2024