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

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• “Graham Rowat’s lyrical performance is immediately engaging…His lively narration highlights the story’s historical details. Best of all, his sober yet whimsical tone is perfectly suited to this story…Rowat’s modulations convey Adrienne Mayor’s fascination with the natural world, stories, and Greek mythology…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

  — AudioFile

• “Over the course of eight well-written chapters, information about Mayor’s life and research unfolds, letting readers travel to the many countries she visited to conduct her work…A solid addition about mythology, art, and science for most collections.”

  — School Library Journal

• “[A] forcefully written tribute to the thrill of archaeological discovery…As a largely self-taught researcher, rather than a pure product of academe, Mayor also provides a model for Aronson’s liberating, if arguable, contention that ‘anyone can become an expert, it just takes being patient, observant, and curious.’”

  — Booklist