Frances Lincoln Ltd Stone Girl Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning of Lyme Regis

This was a great story with lovely hand crafted artwork with a folklore sort of appearance. My children are keen to learn everything they can about Mary Anning and her fossil hunting so this book was a great lead on from other books. A couple of notes: the book has a lot of words on each page so it makes for a lengthy story for reading aloud. I also thought it was a bit old fashioned being from the 2000s but my children assured me that it was an amazing book and they truly loved it.

I bought this for my nearly 5yo daughter since she loves dinosaurs and we had recently took her fossil hunting. She loves it; she usually doesn't want to reread the same story multiple nights in a row, but this one I read to her four nights in a row. I didn't get tired of it either (and I eventually stopped getting quite so emotional at the father's death - it's delicately handled but sensitive adults may need some tissues). The illustrations are quite wonderful and unusual in how they convey the space of the town and of the father's workshop, and how they show the layering of the sedimentary rocks.

para niños de más de 8 años perfecto, aunque con nivel de inglés alto.Lo volvería a comprar sin duda.

I bought this for my four year old daughter and she loves it. The writing is clear and age appropriate. The illustrations are well-rendered, imaginative and appealing. The book itself is well made - I got a used former library edition, and it was in excellent shape. I will be looking for other works by this author. There is also a nice postscript covering some additional detail of Mary Anning's life inside the back cover that provides some 'grownup' context for further reference. Overall, excellent book.

Bought to complement a topic of fossils, dinosaurs and Mary Anning at school. This is a very interesting retelling of Mary Anning's life, with eye-catching illustrations. We found it to be suitable for children in years 2 and 3.