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Author Chevalier, Tracy.
Title Remarkable creatures / Tracy Chevalier.
Imprint New York : Dutton, 2010.
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 ASTON FICTION  F CHE    DUE 09-08-10
 CROZER FICTION  F CHE    2 HOLDS
 H.K. FURNESS FICTION  F CHE    IN TRANSIT
 HAVERFORD FICTION  F CHE 1/10    CHECK SHELF
 LANSDOWNE FICTION  F CHEVALIER    DUE 09-16-10
 MARPLE FICTION  FIC CHEVALIER    DUE 09-10-10
 MEDIA U.P. FICTION  FIC CHE    DUE 09-08-10
 MIDDLETOWN FICTION  F CHE    DUE 09-13-10
 NEWTOWN FICTION  F CHE    CHECK SHELF
 NEWTOWN FICTION  F CHE    CHECK SHELF

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Descript. 312 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographic references.
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.
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.
ISBN 9780525951452
0525951458