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112 pp.
| Morgan
| July, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 1-883846-93-5$$21.95
(4)
YA
Great Scientists series.
Goodhue carefully documents Anning's largely unheralded nineteenth-century contributions to the fledgling science of paleontology. Combing the cliffs around her home in England, Anning found and described significant prehistoric specimens, including the first Ichthyosaurus. The narrative is occasionally jumpy but accurate, and is illustrated with poorly reproduced black-and-white photos and sketches. Bib., glos., ind.