b'squidink.SheMay your thirstwouldsend those drawingsfor lifeto the Geologi- never run drycalSocietyas proofofherExperience the best offinds. Irelands Pub traditionsThebookFamily Friendly istechnicallyGood Cheerconsidered his-toricalfiction. ItisbasedonWinter Menu, thetruestoryBeers and Wine!Mary Anning spent most days hunting for fossils here on thebutHollow Lyme Regis coast where fossils continue to be found. Photohad to imagine credit: Dana-Leigh Strauss.thedialogueYour Choice!amongcharac- Dine with usGuardian,NextAvenue,Today.com,ters and fill in the blanks on some Parents,NewJerseyMonthlyandof the unknown, such as the nameIndoors or Outdoorsmore, tells how she came across theof the boss of Annings brother Jo-story of Mary Anning. seph, who helped them extract theAuthentic Irish Cuisine, Irish Coffee, Fine Wines and Irish WhiskeyIwaslookingatnewsarticlesichthyosaur skeleton from the cliff- worthy of Celtic Kingsonline about unknown famous peo- side. She described the process like ple. Mary Anning was mentioned. Iputting a puzzle together. 167 Maplewood Avenuewanted to learn more, Hollow said.So, how did Mary Anning changeMaplewood Village 973-378-2222I love Marys story!history?Shesa12-year-oldgirl.DirtShewasthefirstknownfemaleST. JAMESS GATE APPAREL AND GIFT CARDS AVAILABLEpoor. Self-educated, Hollow says. Ifossil hunter. Until Annings discov- stjamesgatemaplewood.comjust thought this would be ideal for aery, no one knew that animals actu-kid to know about. ally became extinct! Some scientists Jurassic Girl is a riveting story ofbelieve her discoveries contributed to perseverancethatissuretoinspireCharles Darwins theory of evolution.kids to follow their own curiosity and determination, evenintheface ofdoubt.Itsalso anilluminating talefromanother time,longbefore theinternetand socialmedia.You learn that Anning hadtoscourthe beachandclimb thecliffswearing anankle-length dress and boots be-causegirlswerent allowedtowear pants, that she and herbrotherJo-seph were the only twooftheirpar-ents10children tosurvive,andA sculpture of Mary Anning and her dog Tray is outside of that Anning madethe Lyme Regis Museum. The museum sits on the site of drawingsofherAnnings childhood home and fossil shop. Itincludes the Mary Anning Wing which houses some of her fossils. Photo discoveriesusingcredit: Dana-Leigh Strauss.feature story /41'