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Remarkable creatures /

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 str...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chevalier, Tracy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dutton, [2010]
Subjects:
Anning, Mary, > 1799-1847 > Fiction.
Philpot, Elizabeth, > 1780-1857 > Fiction.
Women paleontologists > England > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Fossils > Collection and preservation > Fiction.
Discoveries in science > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:312 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780525951452
0525951458