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Marc Aronson The Griffin and the Dinosaur (Hardback) Science & Nature
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- Book Title
- Griffin and the Dinosaur : How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link between Myth and Science
- Publication Name
- The Griffin and the Dinosaur
- Title
- The Griffin and the Dinosaur
- Subtitle
- How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and
- Contributor
- (With)
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9781426311086
- ISBN
- 9781426311086
- Publisher
- Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Science & Nature / Discoveries, Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
- Release Date
- 08/04/2014
- Release Year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 11.2in
- Item Width
- 9.4in
- Item Weight
- 17.1 Oz
- Book Series
- Science & Nature
- Type
- Textbook
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Number of Pages
- 48 Pages
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Could Griffins have been real? When Adrienne Mayor carefully read the ancient Greek and Roman descriptions, this mythic hybrid of a lion and an eaglesounded like something people had actually seen. What could explain that evidence? After a decade of hunting through myths, poring over old maps, and tracingthe discoveries of modern dinosaur hunters, she found the answer- awesome dinosaur fossils observed by ancient gold-hunters in the Gobi desert. Here is thestory 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 worldmatching myths and fossils.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Disney Publishing Worldwide
ISBN-10
1426311087
ISBN-13
9781426311086
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168257746
Product Key Features
Book Title
Griffin and the Dinosaur : How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link between Myth and Science
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Science & Nature / Discoveries, Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.2in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
9.4in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gr830.G7a76 2014
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
Ninth Grade
Reviews
"Focused through a single woman's obsessive search, this book comes off as both a riveting historical mystery as well as a wonderful example of how a person's passions might take them places they never imagined they might travel."--Fuse #8, School Library Journal, Named a 2014 Eureka! Honor winner "Focused through a single woman's obsessive search, this book comes off as both a riveting historical mystery as well as a wonderful example of how a person's passions might take them places they never imagined they might travel."--Fuse #8, School Library Journal With the suspense of a detective story, the narrative details Mayor's research process as she consults with experts, conducts fieldwork, and seeks out ancienct documents, articfatcts and stories. Beyond the intriguing content of the book itself, Aronson and Mayor deliver an empowering message: that the world contains many yet-to-be-solved enigmas, and there's more than one way to crack a (dinosaur) egg." -- Publishers Weekly, "Focused through a single woman's obsessive search, this book comes off as both a riveting historical mystery as well as a wonderful example of how a person's passions might take them places they never imagined they might travel."--Fuse #8, School Library Journal With the suspense of a detective story, the narrative details Mayor's research process as she consults with experts, conducts fieldwork, and seeks out ancienct documents, articfatcts and stories. Beyond the intriguing content of the book itself, Aronson and Mayor deliver an empowering message: that the world contains many yet-to-be-solved enigmas, and there's more than one way to crack a (dinosaur) egg." -- Publishers Weekly
Copyright Date
2014
Lccn
2012-276367
Dewey Decimal
398.2454
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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