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Stone Girl, Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning

By Laurence Anholt
Illustrated by Sheila Moxley

The story of the world's best-known fossil-hunter.

As a little girl, Mary Anning found a fossilised sea monster, the most important prehistoric discovery of its time. Sheila Moxley’s luscious pictures vividly evoke the coastal setting and the real-life dramas of this spectacular tale.

  • Features the extraordinary childhood of a remarkable woman.
  • Dinosaurs are a perennially popular topic.

About the author

Laurence Anholt is co-creator with Catherine Anholt of "Chimp and Zee" (winner of the 2001 Smarties Gold Award) and its fantastic sequels. His other titles for Frances Lincoln include the Anholt’s Artists series featuring Degas, Van Gogh, Picasso, Da Vinci and Monet.

About the illustrator

Sheila Moxley studied at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and graphic design at St Martin’s School of Art. Her titles include, "Skip Across the Ocean", "Joy to the World", "Diary of a Princess", "Rebecca’s Passover" and "All the Colours of the Earth".

ISBN: 9781845077006
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Distributor: TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding: Paperback
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Dimensions: 230 x 280mm, 32pp
Stock Status: Backlist title
Australian RRP: $15.95
New Zealand RRP: $17.99
Stock Level: Low Stock

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