'She sells sea shells on the sea shore' - and she really did! This rhyme
is thought to have been written about Mary Anning, an amazing fossilist
and dinosaur expert, who was almost unknown at the time she lived. This
biography explores the life of Mary Anning, from her first fossil finds
at the age of ten to her sales of important discoveries to wealthy
scientists. Mary's fossil finds made a great contribution to what
scientist understood about pre-historic life.
Through the story of Mary Anning, readers learn about life and society
in the 1800s and Victorian Britain. We learn what it was like to be born
into a poor family and about the roles of women in society and in the
field of science. Readers will learn to draw conclusions from the
evidence provided - a great basis for class discussions.
History VIP biographies each look at the life of a famous Briton telling
the stories of these Very Important People with clear, lively text.
Amazing facts are added with feature panels and lively illustrations
give visual information of the time and society the VIP lived in. With
these key biographies students learn how individual people's actions
have shaped the course of history.
Key terms are defined in an easy-to-use glossary encouraging readers to
use historical terms in their own work.
History VIPs biographies focus on key subjects in the history curriculum
for Key Stages 2 and 3, exploring the impact of exceptional figures in
history and the society and culture in Britain at the time that they
lived.
Features include:
In other news - these panels give context and help readers to understand
the society and events of the wider world in which the subject lived
True or False - questions lead students to question information and to
interact with the facts they are presented with.
What they said - quote features bring the subjects to life using their
own words!
WOW! - Boxes add humorous or amazing information to astound the reader
and bring out the hilarious side of history
