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Remarkable creatures  Cover Image Book Book

Remarkable creatures / Tracy Chevalier.

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.

Record details

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

Content descriptions

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

Available copies

  • 41 of 43 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Montgomery City Public.

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  • 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Montgomery City Public Library F Che (Text) 31927000005317 Adult Fiction Checked out 04/23/2024


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