The Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science

Could Griffins have been real? When Adrienne Mayor carefully read the ancient Greek and Roman descriptions, this mythic hybrid of a lion and an eagle sounded like something people had actually seen. What could explain that evidence? After a decade of hunting through myths, poring over old maps, and tracing the discoveries of modern dinosaur hunters, she found the answer: awesome dinosaur fossils observed by ancient gold-hunters in the Gobi desert. Here is the story of one insightful, curious, and determined woman who solved the mystery of the Griffin, and invented a new science. Now she and others travel the world matching myths and fossils.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 04/08/2014
ISBN: 9781426311086
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.40w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 52
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 178
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 04/21/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 497
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 156 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 167504 / Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science
Reading Level: 7.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1