| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index. |
| Subject |
Griffins -- Juvenile literature.
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Mythology, Scythian -- Juvenile literature.
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Animals, Fossil -- Juvenile literature.
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Dinosaurs -- Juvenile literature.
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Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- -- Juvenile literature.
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Griffins.
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Mythology, Scythian.
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Animals, Fossil.
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Dinosaurs.
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Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-
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| Added Author |
Mayor, Adrienne, 1946- author.
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Müller, Chris, illustrator.
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National Geographic Society (U.S.).
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| Added Title |
Griffin & the dinosaur |
| ISBN |
9781426311086 |
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1426311087 |
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