Remarkable creatures
By: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Plume Book; by Tracy Chevalier
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780452297029
Subjects: Fossils; Women paleontologists; Fiction; Collection and preservation; Female friendship; Large type books; Discoveries in science; History
Description: Marked for greatness after being struck by lightning in infancy, Mary Anning discovers a fossilized skeleton near her 19th century home that triggers attacks on her character and upheavals throughout the religious, scientific, and academic communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312).