What a wonderful book! I did not know anything about Mary Anning so it was wonderful to sit down with my 6 year old and learn about this incredible woman. A passion for hunting for treasures as a child led to Mary making some amazing discoveries and eventually being recognised for it. My daughter took a lot of this story in as I overheard her telling her younger sister all about later on. Once again the illustrations are superb as I have come to appreciate in this series of books. A lovely, fascinating book! Thanks to NetGalley and Frances Lincoln for the advance copy.

As a child, I was a bit obsessed with Mary Anning, so it's great to see she finally has an entry in the Little People, Big Dreams series, I did think this wasn't one of the best in the series, unfortunately, but I still enjoyed reading it and would definitely recommend it.

I had never heard of Mary Anning prior to reading this book. What a fascinating woman. Great book for primary aged children to learn about her with a little lesson on sometimes you don’t always get the recognition you deserve, but you should never give up.

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Another great addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS collection.

This is a short biography of Mary Anning, a girl with a passion for shells and fossils, who became a woman whose contributions to the field were only recognised after her death, when she was awarded membership to the Geological Society.

I love the diversity of the people featured in this series. Musicians, Artists, Athletes, Authors, Activists, Explorers and now a paleontologist.

These biographies are age appropriate; inspiring and interesting, but not overwhelming. They have bright, beautiful illustrations, striking covers, and look great on a shelf together.

Thank you to Quatro Publishing Group and #NetGalley for an advanced copy.

A great introduction to the life of Mary Anning and palaeontology.

The story shows how the simple act of exploring on the beach can lead to huge scientific discoveries. The book also illustrates the injustices faced by female scientists and their lack of recognition.

As always the Little People, Big Dreams series is beautifully illustrated and tells the story in an age appropriate, easy to understand way.

I received an advance copy of, Mary Anning, by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. I really liked this book, Mary Anning is such a character, the1oth child of her family, born in England, only went to school on Sundays. Mary's father taught her, his love of fossils. Mary was an amazing women.

It’s another quality entry in an excellent franchise. The story of Mary Anning is a great one and should inspire the next generation of female palaeontologists, the art style is intersecting- but by the end it’s quite striking...

Another delightful and insightful book that highlights Mary's important work and details how she was shunned from the 'academic' world for being a woman and still persisted,

Another gem from the Little People, Big Dreams series. To be honest, I didn't even know who Mary Anning was and learning about her through this book made it so much more special. I love the illustrations, and the story was fun to read. Great series!

This is another great book to add to the Little People, Big Dreams collection!

I love this series as they are perfect introductions to young people about some of the most famous and influential people from our past and present and are also a reminder about how these people have also changed our history – Mary Anning is well known within her field but I don’t think as many people know about this fascinating lady as should!

This book features Mary Anning who was a pioneer in the field of palaeontology and even had a species named after her. At the time that Mary was alive a lot of the scientific discoveries were claimed by men and even though Mary was involved and leading a lot of these and a huge influence she was never given the acknowledgement and limelight that she was due.

I am delighted that this book showcases her, her finding, the help she gave to the Geological Society and it also acknowledges what a wonderful woman she was – it also gives readers recommendations to find out more too!

5 stars from me for this one, very highly recommended and can't wait for my daughter to get involved in the series and for me this book is a much for any children's library!!

I absolutely adore the Little People, Big Dreams series and this book, focusing on Mary Anning did not disappoint. Filled with glorious illustrations, these texts are a fabulous springboard for classroom discussion. I love how they cover such a broad range of famous faces, from scientists to musicians.

The story of Mary Anning begins by delving into her past and childhood in Lyme Regis, Dorset. It outlines her early finds, coupled with the relative poverty that she grew up in. It also provides an interesting insight into how women were perceived at the time by describing Mary’s lack of education, along with the lack of credit given to her by male scientists. It is an interesting account of the life of this early palaeontologist certainly, but the message of determination, not giving up and the importance of equality is what makes this story stand out. The illustrations are engaging and the muted colour palette links well to the era in the story.

I will be using this book as part of my Person of the Week work in a Year 5 classroom and think it would be a welcome addition to any school bookshelf. I would also recommend it is used when exploring famous scientists, in conjunction with the Rocks and Soils Science unit. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

Yet another fantastic book from this range!
I had never heard of this lady before , but this book taught me in a simple way about when she was born, her background and that she was finally recognised for what she loved and enjoyed doing.
I genuinely love these books and look forward to new ones coming out