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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
  • Physical Description: 312 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical 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.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Pendleton Public Library F CHEVA (Text) 37801000248995 Adult Fiction Available -
Pilot Rock Public Library CHEVA (Text) 37868000086113 Adult Fiction Available -
The Dalles Wasco County Library CHE (Text) 33892005176269 Fiction Available -


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