Dragon in the Rocks: A Story Based on the Childhood of the Early Paleontologist, Mary Anning [Paperback]

Marie Day (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Maple Tree Press (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895688388
• ISBN-13: 978-1895688382
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,682,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars For Kids Who Dig Dinosaurs, August 9, 2000

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This review is from: Dragon in the Rocks: A Story Based on the Childhood of the Early Paleontologist, Mary Anning (Paperback)

Like many children, my daughter went through an intense dinosaur phase. At age 3 she told people she was going to be a paleontologist and wash ducks (a nod to an environmental program she watched on TV). Therefore, I was happy to find a story about Mary Anning of Lyme, England, one of the world's earliest fossil hunters. Remarkably, she excavated an entire skeleton on her own -- later sold to a museum -- when still a child. Since so many books about professions are concerned with what kids can do "when they grow up," my daughter enjoyed hearing about a dinosaur hunter who was not much older than she was herself.