Ichthyosaurus and Little Mary Anning

Did you know that the tongue twister, "she sells seashells by the seashore, " stems from the life of Mary Anning, who, at age 12, discovered the first complete ichthyosaurus skeleton? Here is a treasure trove filled with gems of dinosaur lore. Make no bones about it -- your students won't find anything dry about these true tales of often-swashbuckling paleontologists and their fabulous fossil finds. Kids will be thrilled to learn about these real-life Indiana Joneses -- and how they used their knowledge to blast open some monstrous mysteries of the past!