Title:
The griffin and the dinosaur : how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science / Marc Aronson with Adrienne Mayor ; illustrated by Chris Muller.
ISBN:
9781426311086
9781426311093
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Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2014]
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Contents:
Prairie girl -- The sound of heat -- Sketching griffins -- The cyclops and the griffin pup -- Nomads and gold -- The secret of the flaming cliffs -- Battlefield of the gods -- Stories, stories, everywhere.
Summary:
Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 7.4 1 167504
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Audience:
1140L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn875538189
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
