在这本广受好评、畅销百万册的 "小人物，大梦想 "系列的书中，我们将了解**位古生物学家和大胆的化石猎手玛丽•安宁的生平。

玛丽小的时候，家里很穷。她经常帮助她的父亲在又高又危险的悬崖上到处寻找贝壳和骨头。在收到一位好心人赠送的书后，玛丽了解了所有关于化石的知识。她继续寻找化石，并发现了一具完整的鱼龙骨架，令人震惊不已。遗憾的是，她被禁止和其他所有的男性一起研究，不过她继续靠她自己的力量发现了许多东西——包括恐龙的便便！在地质学会需要帮助的时候，她还为他们提供建议。。她花了一辈子的时间才得到认可，但我们现在都记得她是古生物学之母。本书插图时尚、奇特，书末还补充了一些资料，包括一份带有历史照片的传记年表和关于这位古生物学家生平的详细简介。

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-

copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Anning, the first paleontologist and daring fossil hunter.

When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs. After receiving a book as a gift from a kind benefactor, Mary learned all about fossils. She continued to hunt for them and made the startling discovery of a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur. Sadly, she wasn't allowed to study along with all the other men, but she carried on making her own discoveries – including dinosaur poo! – and advising the Geological Society when they needed help. It took a lifetime to receive recognition but we all remember her now as the mother of paleontology. This roar-

some book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the paleontologist's life.