The Griffin and the Dinosaur
How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Traces research scientist Adrienne Mayor'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.
Other Authors:
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- author.
Müller, Chris, illustrator.
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- author.
Müller, Chris, illustrator.
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
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.
Subjects:
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- -- Juvenile literature.
Griffins -- Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Scythian -- Juvenile literature.
Animals, Fossil -- Juvenile literature.
Dinosaurs -- Juvenile literature.
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- -- Juvenile literature.
Griffins -- Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Scythian -- Juvenile literature.
Animals, Fossil -- Juvenile literature.
Dinosaurs -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1140L
ISBN:
9781426311086
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Mayor, Adrienne | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Mayor, Adrienne | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Mayor, Adrienne | Blythewood | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Mayor, Adrienne | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.