Mary Anning (Little People, Big Dreams)

Mary Anning grew up combing the cliffs near her home for fossils that her impoverished family could sell. She had a knack for finding the best fossils — including the first complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur! Anning kept discovering more and more fossils, but because she was a woman, she wasn't allowed to study with men, or be admitted into their scientific societies. Still, she kept making major discoveries, and today she's considered the mother of paleontology. Young dinosaur-lovers will be delighted with this book from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, which encourages them to imagine how their own talents and passions could change the world.