If you liked Tracy Chevalier’s Remarkable Creatures…
… and want to excavate further Jurassic treasures, try reading these books:
Shelley Emling: The Fossil Hunter
The Fossil Hunter is a full autobiography of Mary Anning, a remarkable woman who discovered the first dinosaur skeleton in the cliffs of Lyme Regis. Emling looks back at the extraordinary contribution made by a woman who had slipped off the map until recently.
Deborah Cadbury: The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters follows on from Mary’s discover and looks at the predominantly male scientists and anatomists of early Victorian society as they battle for their reputations in this era of new discoveries. It’s a lively, dramatic tale of intrigue and deception. Almost enough to make you dig out your metal detector and head to the coast…
