Mary Anning may not be a household name but she is a good person for kids to learn more about. Mary was born on the southern coast of England on the cusp of the 19th century. She was the 10th child born in her family. Mary spent some of her time searching the beach and other areas for bones and sea shells that they could sell. One day Mary found a tooth that turned out to be a fossil. Thus began her love for paleontology. Mary went on to become the Mother of Paleontology. And while she didn't receive the recognition she deserved at the time, she is now be acknowledged as an important contributor to the field.

This charming picture book is appropriate for grade school children and is full of colorful illustrations. It also includes a timeline at the end with more details about Mary's life, including some photos of her fossil finds. This is a great book for budding scientists or dino fans.

Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset in Southwest England. Her middle names could have been Perseverence and Driven. She became a self taught archaeologist from a poor family and didn't receive the recognition she earned until much later in her life. Excellent book with beautiful illustrations!
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The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The ‘My First Little People, Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth, no matter what difficulties they have encountered.
These stories are very short, but that’s because they’re books for children, so it’s totally understandable.
I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figures.
This one here is about Mary Anning, the mother of Paleontology. It was very enjoyable reading about her accomplishments and how hard she worked and studied on her own.

I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

I really love this series and that it features such a diverse selection of people, both in terms of nationality, what thing they are famous for and when. The art style in this is also really nice, and I think it fits well with the story!
I also must admit I had never even heard of Mary Anning before, which makes this even more important of a story!

Mary Anning lived in the ere when women were not considered much. But she didn't care much and keep working until one day people recognize her as the Mother of Paleontology.

This series keep my spirit up, for if I was Mary, I might giving up looking for more fossils. From this woman I learned that we need to keep it going, not for the recognition but for the sake of science, in Mary's case.

— thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC of #maryanning in exchange for an honest review.

i had read an arc of the mary shelley installment in this series and absolutely loved it, and this one didn’t fall short from that at all! i don’t see enough books about mary anning and i’m glad i picked this one up. short and sweet but meaningful. once again a fan of the art style and would love to read more of these books in the series!

Mary Anning by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara introduces young readers to the “Mother of Paleontology.” This is part of the Little People, Big Dreams series which shares stories of inspirational historical figures in board books. The books use simple sentences and have engaging pictures to teach little ones about people who have achieved amazing things.

I had a basic understanding of Mary Anning prior to reading this book, but what stood out was the emphasis that she started her journey simply as a helper to her father at 6 years old. Her young age will entice young readers to think about how they can dream big! My almost four year old was engaged and enjoyed the book greatly.

This book was true to historical facts and even provided a timeline for those readers who are more advanced to learn more with the bonus materials included at the end, The illustrations enhance this book showing the simple pictures of the dinosaur fossils Mary discovered. I was especially pleased about the final advice that even if your accomplishments are not fully recognized to keep striving and “time will place the, where they belong.”

I was provided a free advance reader copy from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books in exchange for my honest review on Net Galley. The opinions shared in this review are my own.

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I'm ashamed I didn't know who Mary Anning was before I read this! The mother of paleontology! Fossils and dinosaurs! So cool!

I love discovering new great people through this series of books. And I hope many kids does this too.

While wandering around NetGalley, I stumbled across this awesome new board book series for babies and toddlers. The vibrant, yet simple, covers displaying historical women that I have grown up learning caught my eye, and it instantly drew me to pick up a few of these books off the shelves. To be totally honest, I was so intrigued by these books that I ended up sitting right down to explore this new nonfiction board book series.

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Through my reading and my post-reading research, I have learned that Little People, Big Dreams is a new series that focuses on introducing the youngest of readers to amazing, wonderful women that have influenced the world. Each book is purposely designed in order to highlight one woman who has made a difference in the world. It tells the story of that women's dream and how she was able to make her dream come true despite the biggest of obstacles.


I loved the simplicity of the design of the series, Little People, Big Dreams. The authors and illustrators who have worked on this project clearly understand their audience, and they have made each of the books reflect exactly what they want their youngest of readers to be exposed to. Designed for babies and toddlers, Little People, Big Dreams uses simple text and engaging pictures to tell the story of each woman in a kid-friendly manner.

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Often times, my biggest complaint with board books is that they lack plots or messages. Even though board books are purposely designed for babies and toddlers, I absolutely believe they still need to be strong examples of books that contain both strong plots and messages. All age levels of children need to have access to great text.


I loved how Little People, Big Dreams designed their biography series for baby and preschool readers. There are not many nonfiction book series out there. This series is absolutely helping to pave the way to push the norm for what we typically think of when we think of baby books. Little People, Big Dreams series is a positive example of how even our youngest readers can read and learn from awesome books!

This series of books are one of my favorites! It’s so empowering to read these women’s stories and Mary Anning’s story is no different!

This book is about passion and survival. Mary was passionate about her work and how she survived the prejudice against her and made her name is amazing.
A good addition to every child's library.
Dinosaur lady rocks.

Mary Anning is a new biography for young readers in the Little People, Big Dreams series. I've reviewed a number of these titles and all of them are delightful and exuberant little books which cover the lives of famous cultural, science, arts, and innovative icons while maintaining an age-appropriate level of detail. Due out 2nd March 2021 from Quarto on their Frances Lincoln imprint, it'll be 32 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

The text and story by Isabel Sánchez Vegara are written in clear accessible language. The gentle and sweetly humorous illustrations were well done. The art by Popy Matigot is quirky and has an almost linocut collage look.

Well written and appealing, I am really enjoying all of these little books. This one is a worthy addition and especially welcome as a glimpse into a womens lives and challenges in historically male-dominated STEM fields. The author doesn't shy away from saying in the text that the (invariably male) scientists of the time used Mary's work as their own without credit to her.

Five stars. This would make a superlative reading circle book, classroom library book, or gift. Mary Anning was an intelligent, determined and accomplished woman in an unfair and prejudiced world which arrayed its power against her but never managed to thwart her. There is a short timeline included at the back of each of these books with some titles and resources for further reading.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

Finally a book about a lady scientist.
Of course, Mary Anning, being born in the 18th century, didn't get an acknowledged education but had to teach herself via books, getting no recognition for a long time. I never even heard of her before, and it makes me happy that today, I learned.

So, who was this person you ask?
Mary Anning was one of the first paleontologists, meaning she dug for dinosaur bones.
Short excurse, because I am getting asked so often: No archeology has nothing to do with this. We're considered belonging to the humanities while paleontology is a "hard" science. Yes, we all dig, but there's more to it or a gravedigger would be one of us.

The part about her dog accompaning Mary because they both liked bones made me chuckle.
Again, this series is a great introduction to a topic and I will look deeper into Mary's story.

The arc was provided by the publisher.

I love the Little People, Big Dreams series and I enjoyed learning about Mary Anning. This book wasn't my favorite because the message at the end of the book - "Sometimes people won't recognize your achievements, but don't worry! Time will place them where they belong" - seems a bit discouraging. I would prefer it encouraged children to fight for recognition of their achievements rather than sit back and wait for them to eventually be acknowledged. Otherwise I enjoyed this addition to the Little People, Big Dreams collection.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for kindly providing me with a digital copy of this book for review.
I get so excited when I see a new one of these Little People, Big Dreams books. They really do cover such a diverse range of famous lives to discover.
My youngest son has a major obsession with dinosaurs so Mary Anning was definitely a familiar name to our household, however, he was still extremely excited to read this book with me. I really think that if your child has an interest in dinosaurs, which lets face it, is not uncommon- you can really grab their attention and perhaps spark an interest in history as well, by introducing them to this little book, and to one of the first palaeontologists, who was responsible for discovering so much. She really was a remarkable woman that can serve as a good role model for any child. Thoroughly enjoyed this and look forward to the next one!

The thing I love about Little People, Big Dreams, is how this series breaks down in very simple terms, the lives of both famous people, and people who should be famous, and people who have been famous, but forgotten. In this case, it is Mary Anning, which the book called the mother of Paleontology.

Mary learned all she learned by reading, and doing. Women weren't allowed to go to college, and certainly were not allowed into the prestigious groups, though they didn't mind taking her knowledge for their own benefit.

Mary dug up fossils on the Jurassic coast in Dorset. People, at the time, didn't really understand the importance of what they were digging up, but Mary realized what these things were, including the discovery of Dino poop.

Well done picture book, about the life of a very important woman, who did not get the recognition she deserved.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Mary Anning is the newest lead in this latest edition of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This series is such a delight and the perfect way to educate not just kids but everyone about historic and cultural icons.

Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for finds she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset in Southwest England. This book follows Mary as she discovered the first complete skeleton of a creature that lived in the time of the dinosaurs to dealing with sexism and eventually having a new species of ichthyosaurs named after her.

Popy Matigot illustrates this installment and does a fantastic job. Matigot's' art style was so captivating and her art definitely further helped tell Anning's' story. This book taught me about an influential person who I had previously never heard of. I love collecting these books and am so thrilled to add this one to the rest of my collection.

The illustrations support the book and give an excellent explanation of Mary Anning’s biography, especially how difficult it was to become a female scientist. I wish the book had the dates and years she lived within the book so kids could use it as a reference to other world events as they read the book.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love this series, but unfortunately I did not love this book as much as some in the series.

I have personally never heard of Mary Anning, so it was interesting to learn about her, even as an adult reading the book, but I felt that it was quite rushed and I didn’t find the illustrations in this book to be as impressive as in some of the others.

I would still recommend for other lovers of this series!

Mary Anning is a wonderful addition to the Little People Big Dreams series! Anning is known as the Mother of Paleontology. She began digging for and acquiring knowledge about fossils in the early 19th century in England. I loved the inspirational story accompanied by gorgeous illustrations. It's wonderful to read about a woman that persisted despite not being allowed into institutions and given credit solely because of her gender.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.