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Remarkable creatures

Chevalier, Tracy. (Author).

Summary: When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home on the English coast, she sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, and in the struggle to be recognized in the wider world, Mary and Elizabeth discover that friendship is their greatest ally.

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  • ISBN: 0525951458
  • ISBN: 9780525951452
  • ISBN: 9780452296725
  • Physical Description: print
    312 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographic references.
Subject: Anning, Mary 1799-1847 Fiction
Philpot, Elizabeth 1780-1857 Fiction
Discoveries in science History 19th century Fiction
Female friendship Fiction
Fossils Collection and preservation Fiction
Women paleontologists England Fiction
Women's friendships
Genre: Biographical fiction.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at Nantahala Regional Library.

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