Simmons, Anthea
Lightning Mary
- ISBN 13:
- 9781783448296
- author:
- Simmons, Anthea
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Andersen Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Children's, Fiction, Girls & Women,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ordinary is what most people are and I am not. I am a scientist. One stormy night, a group of villagers were struck by lightning, leaving only one baby survivor. This chance encounter sparked something within her, setting Mary Anning on a path that would change her life forever. Growing up in poverty on the windswept Dorset coast, Mary faced many challenges as she followed in her father's footsteps, searching for fossils uncovered by waves and landslips. Despite being told she was not capable of great things because of her sex, Mary persevered, driven by a fierce determination to uncover the secrets of the ancient creatures that lay hidden beneath the earth. This book tells the true story of Mary Anning, a pioneering scientist who defied convention to make groundbreaking discoveries in a time when girls had few opportunities for scientific pursuits.
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