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*WINNER OF THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2024*

Unearth the mysteries of ancient fossils and discover the life and legacy of Mary Anning in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book for curious young readers.

Have you ever found something mysterious? Something where you had no idea what it was but you had this feeling it was important, that it held a secret?

Mary Anning was a fossil hunter, scouring the cliffs and seashores of Lyme Regis for strange rocks and shells. Monstrous marine reptiles and dinosaurs had once reigned the land and seas here millions of years ago, disappearing only to leave mysterious traces for humans to puzzle over.

Mary''s fossils paved the way for modern palaeontology and helped to piece together a picture of how the dinosaurs lived and evolved. Little did she know that 200 years later we would still be talking about her amazing discoveries and how she influenced our understanding of the history of the earth.

Beautifully illustrated by brand-new talent Kate Winter, with stunning panoramic fold-out pages, this is a book to treasure and to read again and again, perfect for all fans of natural history and curious young explorers.


''A captivating story [...] wonderfully atmospheric'' - JUNO magazine

The Fossil Hunter

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Puffin
      Published 25 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9780241469897
      978-0241469897
      ISBN-10 0241469899
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      Children & Teen Children & Teen Non-Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *WINNER OF THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2024*

      Unearth the mysteries of ancient fossils and discover the life and legacy of Mary Anning in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book for curious young readers.

      Have you ever found something mysterious? Something where you had no idea what it was but you had this feeling it was important, that it held a secret?

      Mary Anning was a fossil hunter, scouring the cliffs and seashores of Lyme Regis for strange rocks and shells. Monstrous marine reptiles and dinosaurs had once reigned the land and seas here millions of years ago, disappearing only to leave mysterious traces for humans to puzzle over.

      Mary''s fossils paved the way for modern palaeontology and helped to piece together a picture of how the dinosaurs lived and evolved. Little did she know that 200 years later we would still be talking about her amazing discoveries and how she influenced our understanding of the history of the earth.

      Beautifully illustrated by brand-new talent Kate Winter, with stunning panoramic fold-out pages, this is a book to treasure and to read again and again, perfect for all fans of natural history and curious young explorers.


      ''A captivating story [...] wonderfully atmospheric'' - JUNO magazine

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