Little People Big Dreams: Mary Anning

Little People Big Dreams: Mary Anning

“Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. Al of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream”.

The day little Mary joined her father on a walk to the beach to look for stones and shells, she became an avid fossil hunter. Aged 12, she uncovered a giant fossilised marine reptile called Ichthyosasurus - one of the most important prehistoric discoveries of all time.

Fossil after fossil, her discoveries sparked a worldwide interest in palaeontology. This inspiring story of the fossil hunter’s life, features a fact and photo section at the back.