I sad but inspiring tale about the famous archaeologist, ‘Lighting’ Mary Anning.

I enjoyed the book as a whole. It was very slow to begging and I think the writing style itself was a little overly descriptive and dragged, but then again I also didn’t quite get on with Mary’s character so it may have simply been that which made it seem to drag.

I did enjoy once the action picked up however and I’m content and fulfilled with the ending. Learning about Mary’s life and passion was definitely worth the read.

The book is a good one for introducing the idea of prejudice and injustice towards the poor and women historically, and touches on a few important historical points that may be useful in a teaching setting.

The book also has a small section at the back which has illustrations and explanations of the fossils mentioned throughout the book which I enjoyed.