Remarkable creatures
By: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780525951452
Description: When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home on the English coast, she sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, and in the struggle to be recognized in the wider world, Mary and Elizabeth discover that friendship is their greatest ally.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-312).