Mary Anning proves a worthy entry to this enormous series of tiny biographies of the greats. She was instrumental in turning the collection of ancient bones from her Dorset coastline's cliffs into a business selling them, and then into the science of studying them as prehistoric remains - and she would always have managed to have reached much more greatness if she had been the right sex. The lesson for the young is that now there is no such gender discrimination, and if you do greatness eventually there will be a page in history for you. I'm not sure the antiquated look of the design here will appeal to the young (and Anning would never have needed to hold her nose at the thought of fossilised dinosaur dung as she does here), but this is still a success.

This series is always a joy to read, it’s a really nice introduction to well known people for little children. Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable.
Mary Anning is such an important figure in paleontology and it was so inspiring to see how hard she studied on her own in order to become better and achieve great accomplishments. She's truly a great example for all!