Dragon in the Rocks: A Story Based on the Childhood of the Early Paleontologist, Mary Anning

By Marie Day

Book Overview

Filling a major gap in scholarship, this is the first full-length study of the Athenian politician Aeschines. Along with Isocrates, Aeschines was one of the most prominent Athenian politicians who advocated friendly ties with the Macedonian king Philip II. Though overshadowed by his famousrival Demosthenes, Aeschines played a key role in the decisive events that marked the rise of Macedonian power in Greece and formed the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period. Three long speeches by Aeschines, all delivered in court battles with his opponent Demosthenes, have beenpreserved and provide us with valuable information about Athenian politics during a major turning point in Greek history. This study of Aeschines' political career examines the reliability of court speeches as historical evidence and shows how they help reveal how democratic institutions actuallyfunctioned in Athens when faced with the rise of Macedonian power.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0920775764
• ISBN13: 9780920775769
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Greey de Pencier Books
• Length: 23 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

For Kids Who Dig Dinosaurs

Like many children, my daughter went through an intense dinosaur phase. At age 3 she told people she was going to be a paleontologist and wash ducks (a nod to an environmental program she watched on TV). Therefore, I was happy to find a story about Mary Anning of Lyme, England, one of the world's earliest fossil hunters. Remarkably, she excavated an entire skeleton on her own -- later sold to a museum -- when still a child. Since so many books about professions are concerned with what kids can do "when they grow up," my daughter enjoyed hearing about a dinosaur hunter who was not much older than she was herself.