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A review by michellehenriereads
Mary Anning's Curiosity by Monica Kulling
5.0
My thanks goes to the publisher and Edelweiss for an ARC. I'm voluntarily leaving a review, and all opinions are my own.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Paleontology
Audience: Middle grade readers, about 9 - 12
I've always been fascinated by Mary Anning. In a time where girls and women didn't study science, Mary pursued her passion.
In this story, we get to see the struggle and first major find of Mary—icthyosoraus. I learned new things and fact checked to see how involved her brother Joe had been.
This is an amazing and inspiring story of perseverance and curiosity about the natural world.
I'm grateful for women like Mary Anning to shine a light on what can be accomplished with effort. This book would be great as a classroom read to discuss social norms concerning gender, science, honesty, perseverance, and joy. I also think young readers will eat this up! It's got drama and tension. It's got the amazing discovery. It's absolutely wonderful.
The only thing I would change is that I wanted it to be longer—I just wanted to stay in Mary's world longer. But maybe there'll be a sequel.
I highly recommend this book!
Happy reading! (And happy discovering new things!)
Michelle
PS: Kudos to the illustrator! I loved all the artwork!
The book is in my all-time favorites. :)
Genre: Historical Fiction, Paleontology
Audience: Middle grade readers, about 9 - 12
I've always been fascinated by Mary Anning. In a time where girls and women didn't study science, Mary pursued her passion.
In this story, we get to see the struggle and first major find of Mary—icthyosoraus. I learned new things and fact checked to see how involved her brother Joe had been.
This is an amazing and inspiring story of perseverance and curiosity about the natural world.
I'm grateful for women like Mary Anning to shine a light on what can be accomplished with effort. This book would be great as a classroom read to discuss social norms concerning gender, science, honesty, perseverance, and joy. I also think young readers will eat this up! It's got drama and tension. It's got the amazing discovery. It's absolutely wonderful.
The only thing I would change is that I wanted it to be longer—I just wanted to stay in Mary's world longer. But maybe there'll be a sequel.
I highly recommend this book!
Happy reading! (And happy discovering new things!)
Michelle
PS: Kudos to the illustrator! I loved all the artwork!
The book is in my all-time favorites. :)