The griffin and the dinosaur : how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science /
Aronson, Marc,
The griffin and the dinosaur : how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science / Griffin & the dinosaur Marc Aronson with Adrienne Mayor ; illustrated by Chris Muller. - 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
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.
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.
1426311087 1426311095 9781426311086 9781426311093
bl2014013205
016643826 Uk
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- --Juvenile literature.
Animals, Fossil--Juvenile literature.
Dinosaurs--Juvenile literature.
Griffins--Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Scythian--Juvenile literature.
The griffin and the dinosaur : how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science / Griffin & the dinosaur Marc Aronson with Adrienne Mayor ; illustrated by Chris Muller. - 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
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.
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.
1426311087 1426311095 9781426311086 9781426311093
bl2014013205
016643826 Uk
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- --Juvenile literature.
Animals, Fossil--Juvenile literature.
Dinosaurs--Juvenile literature.
Griffins--Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Scythian--Juvenile literature.