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Mary Anning (Volume 58) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 58) Hardcover – Picture Book, March 16, 2021

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), Popy Matigot (Illustrator)
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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology, and daring fossil hunter.

When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs. After receiving a book as a gift from a kind benefactor, Mary learned all about fossils. She continued to hunt for them and made the startling discovery of a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur. Sadly, she wasn't allowed to study along with all the other men, but she carried on making her own discoveries—including dinosaur poo!—and advising the Geological Society when they needed help. It took a lifetime to receive recognition but we all remember her now as the mother of paleontology. This roar-some book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the paleontologist's life.

Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
 
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
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    Little People, BIG DREAMS
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    32 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  6. Dimensions
    7.95 x 0.5 x 9.7 inches
  7. Publisher
    Frances Lincoln Children's Books
  8. Publication date
    March 16, 2021
  9. ISBN-10
    0711255547
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0711255548
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Discover the life of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology and a daring fossil hunter!

Mary Anning

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Mary Anning finding something that looks like a crocodile tooth

Mary Anning digging with her dog, Tray.

Mary Anning receiving acknowledgement from the Geological Society of London

She joined her father on dangerous walks to the cliffs looking for shells and bones. One looked like a crocodile’s tooth!

Her dog, Tray, was always by her side and they made a perfect team. He loved bones, too!

It took almost a lifetime for the Geological Society of London to acknowledge Mary’s contributions and offer her membership.

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About the Author

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​

Popy Matigot is an illustrator who has worked on projects for magazines, newspapers, brands, and children’s literature. The digital and traditional media she is interested in—including painting, watercolor, pencil, and embroidery—speak to her colorful and varied imagination, creating artwork that sits somewhere between poetry and fantasy. Her work invites you to explore this joyful universe and give free rein to your own imagination.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frances Lincoln Children's Books (March 16, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711255547
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711255548
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.95 x 0.5 x 9.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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¡Hola! My name is Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and I’m a writer and creative director from Barcelona. When I was a little girl, I used to read books under the covers with a flashlight once my mom had turned the light off. I always wanted to be a writer… but when I grew up, I ended up in advertising. It was a lot of fun though; I loved working with directors, photographers, designers, and I also wrote scripts, documentaries and texts for all kind of things.

Then, I decided to self-publish a book that had been in my mind for a long time. One day, one thousand copies of the book arrived at my home – I had no idea what I was going to do with them! I opened a little online shop, offered them to some pretty stores in my neighborhood and, one by one, I sold them all. Soon, publishing houses started to approach me to write books, but I was working on another idea of my own: a series about little people with BIG dreams.

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This is a great book, we are so happy to add it to our home library. We have several other books from the little people series and really enjoy them and the simple and engaging way they are able to tell the stories for very influential and inspiring people and Mary Anning’s story is so different. It is a great way to introduce her story to our kids, they were very curious and engaged when we read it.Overall we are fiery satisfied with this book. My kids love the book, it is fun to read together. The illustrations are simple and entertaining, my kids really enjoy it. I hope this assists you with your shopping. If so feel free to let me know below and leave a comment with any questions.Cheers, Cass
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5.0 out of 5 stars Granddaughter loved it
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My Granddaughter is fascinated with all things Dinosaurs. We read the book together with her tell me all the names types of dinosaurs. She has already told us she is going to be a polyandrous when she grows up. This book just enforced that no matter what she can do what she dreams of doing!
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5.0 out of 5 stars For female fossil fanatics!
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My 6 year old daughter loves this book and Mary is her new hero. I had never heard of Mary Anning and now I’m very well informed!! My daughter loves digging for treasures, especially bones so she can really relate.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational story of a pioneer who wouldn’t be brought down by circumstances!
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021
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Children love to discover things in the world around them. This Mary Anning: Little People, Big Dreams shows that anyone, even kids, can make huge discoveries that will literally change the way people throughout time think! What a powerful message!

This book also shows that working hard and not giving up, even if you’re in a bad situation, can help you achieve your dreams. Author Maria Vegara paints a portrait of a young Mary Anning who loved finding things in nature and was eager to learn despite a lack of formal education. She was only allowed to go to grade school one day a week and was not allowed to go to college at all. Despite that, she was personally responsible for several life-changing fossil discoveries and she was looked to as an expert in the field because she was so well self-taught.

This book does a great job at telling the story of one of the pioneers of paleontology., but it’s great for having discussions with your children beyond fossilized bones and poop! There are other issues at play such as a young girl who had to support her family as a child when her father passed away, and difficulties being a woman in the 19th century. Vergara tells all of these stories in a way that will be simple for young children to understand.

There are some words that are advanced in the book but it provides opportunities to not only expand his knowledge of science and history, but also his vocabulary. .

As with other Little People, Big Dreams books, this is beautifully bound in a colorful hardback with a thick black center binding. Although the artwork in the book is not masterfully done, it depicts the scenes well and doesn’t detract from the book’s content.

This is a great read which illustrates that kids really can do so much if they set their minds to it and work hard. What a great thing to teach your kids!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Touches on gender inequalities of the time
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
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The Little People Big Dreams series is great if you want a biographical picture book to introduce an important person to a younger child or as a quick primer story for older kids before they do more research. If you are looking for a biography this will probably disappoint. I usually love the Little People Big Dreams series in that they are biographical picture books that make learning about a new person accessible to younger children. My 5 year old has thoroughly enjoyed this series as we have been slowly going through them.

This one about Mary Anning starts off the same as the other ones in the series with where she was born and tells of the things in her young life that shaped who she became. This book opens up the topic of the oppression of women to early readers. The book makes references to the gender inequalities of the time such as, "Mary deserved to go to college, but at that time, only wealthy men were allowed to go" or "Many books were written using her discoveries, but no-one ever mentioned her name." Anning's story is similar to many female scientists of her time. Just like Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, and many other female scientists of this time period where at best women's contributions were ignored to the worse where their contributions were stolen by men. I feel it is never too early to introduce topics like this and it certainly opened conversations on this topic with my children regarding the inequalities that happened back then and how much further we still have to go to achieve gender and racial equality in this country.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good One
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2021
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This is not my favorite biography series for children because the biographies are usually short on information and long on price. Also, some of the people portrayed aren't exactly what many would consider role models.

Mary Anning truly deserves this book. She was not given the recognition she should have had for her fossil discoveries while she was alive because she was a woman.

This book gives a brief outline of her life and discoveries. The illustrations in other books I have read in this series make the people look like versions of Pinnochio puppets. This book attempts to make the cartoonish drawings look like people.

Definitely a woman children should learn about.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Mother of Paleontology!
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021
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I love books and am hoping to pass that down to my kids. I have been reading my whole life - more so than most people or so I am told. I am typically reading 2-3 novels at a time. That being said I am very impressed with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

The readability of this book is amazing - I can read this to my five year old and have a slightly decent conversation with my six year old and then in a year or so he will be able to start reading this book on his own.

Art - the art is lovely and simple - but keeps your eyes moving to see everything

Story - the story is simple enough but also complex. Mary was the 10th child born in her family - she also discovered dinosaur poop! Mary wasn't recognized for her achievements at the time, but she is now the mother of paleontology.

With all that being said - this is an excellent book! And each and every one of the little people, BIG DREAMS books introduces your children to a different sport, career, art style, a life they could also live!

My son who is seven really enjoyed the timeline at the end of the book.
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Bea K Go
5.0 out of 5 stars Great intro to inspiring woman
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2024
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My fossil mad boys and girl enjoyed this book. Nicely written, communicating sexism and elitism in plain English. Lots of interesting things to learn about her. Younger ones loved it for it's simplicity. Older kid who's 9 wants to know more. But overall great book.
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Stacie Young
5.0 out of 5 stars Great birthday gift!
Reviewed in Australia on September 30, 2023
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Much loved Mary Anning was appreciated on my son’s birthday! Beautiful book about her amazing life!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great birthday gift!
Reviewed in Australia on September 30, 2023
Much loved Mary Anning was appreciated on my son’s birthday! Beautiful book about her amazing life!
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Naomi Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book on a topic my daughter is learning at school
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2024
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Really lovely book and my daughter was very happy to learn more about Mary anning
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Books recognises people for their achievements
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2023
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Our Granddaughter loves this collection of books, it shows the recognition of women & men for what they have achieved. It has made her think anything is possible, her favourite is Madam Coco Chenille
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2023
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Product was a perfect gift for our granddaughter and delivered promptly.
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