Mary Anning's Curiosity

This would be my fourth (fifth?) read on Anning, but Gundula recommends, and it does look charming & interesting.
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Takes it to a younger audience than the other HF novels. The poverty of the Anning family isn't described as heavily as some versions of the story, though the struggles are mentioned. The art shows them clean and fed, after all.

I would say that novelists need to find new heroes for us to learn about, as I don't think we need so many books about just a few (MLK comes to mind; I swear, reading all the books about him would take longer than his lifetime). Then again, I asked my 27 yo son if he'd ever heard of Mary Anning, and even after I explained why she's worthy of note, he didn't recognize her accomplishments at all.

So, show more do read whichever book your library has about her, especially if you have children who need to be inspired to follow their curiosity. show less

A wonderful story letting us into the imaged days and nights of this curiosity seeing family from our real life history! You'll fall in love with little Mary and her never-say-die spirit that carries her from the classroom to her heart's desire, in search of the fabled monster's remains. Was it the popular choice? No sir... but what's right for one may not always match the status quo and that, my friends, can lead us to discoveries and dreams come true we've only dared imagine. A great addition to your reading list for a bit of edutainment this summer.

Undeterred by her young age, Mary Anning's passion for discover shines through her family's hardship, in this engaging and informative story about paleontology.