Mary leakey biography book

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  • Synopsis: Reading Levels: Professional Reviews: A picture book biography that looks at the life of anthropologist Mary Leakey.
  • Mary Leakey's account of her childhood, exposure to art, and early acquaintance with artifacts explains how her adventurous anthropological career was jump-.

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    Fossil Huntress: Mary Palaeontologist, Paleontologist
    (Picture Book Biography)

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    Disclosing the Past

    December 31,
    When I was in college and just beginning to learn about anthropology and archaeology, I had one professor who would basically use the last five-ten minutes of class to share “crazy” fieldwork stories. These included seasons he spent with others in the field, including a couple of the Leakeys. This professor was not someone who took life (or people) seriously, but his recollections of Mary Leakey were nevertheless steeped in reverence. Decades later, he was still dumbfounded by how laser focused someone could be on their fieldwork while chain smoking and giving zero fucks.

    I always felt lucky to get to study a field with prominent founding mothers like Mary Leakey, and so getting to read her own recollections in Disclosing the Past felt like an extra special treat. She truly was a gruff individual who favored the vigor of fieldwork over the diplomacy of being a famous name. In addition to covering her major fieldwork in East Africa, the book also covers the details of her partnership with Louis Leakey, as well as the work of her sons (including Richard). Most interesting, was reading about her fieldwork in Laetoli, especially as this happened after the death of her husband.

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    Fossil Huntress: Mary Leakey, Paleontologist

    Reviews

    Archimedes Note Book
    "Paleontology Girls! I’m ending the month with a celebration of women in paleontology. The themes for today: fossils, women scientists, biographies
    'When Mary Leakey was a little girl, she and her father liked to learn about the past.'
    What I like about this book: It’s fun to read, and I like how curiosity drives Mary to study fossils and footprints. I also like that author, Andi Diehn explains what paleontologists do when they find fossils. They describe where they found it – landscape and features – and then measure and draw the fossils. And there is back matter! An activity, some quotes and connections to the text, a timeline, and a glossary. Plus, it’s part of a series that introduces women in science to young children." Read more.

    School Library Journal Series Made Simple
    “Four introductory volumes to the lives of prominent women of math and science. The reader learns about how they entered their fields, their work, and the challenges they faced. The biographies of Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson also reveal their struggles with segregation at NASA. The text is straightforward and focuses strictly on their careers. Time lines in the back fill in gaps for the reader whose curiosity