A Griffin In Her Desk.

A Griffin In Her Desk. A Griffin In Her Desk Zee Ann Poerio & James R. Clifford, authors Monica Getty, illustrator Nummulus Books Publishing 3017 Ashburton Way, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 www.mrsmoneta.com 888-288-9248 9781439255728, $10.99, www.amazon.com "A Griffin in Her Desk" is the first book in the Mrs.Moneta Coin Story Series, which presents numismatics, ancient history,culture and mythology in the form of a dashing mystery which can betackled by students and their canny teacher, Mrs. Moneta. The bookincludes a small reproduction of an actual coin stamped with a griffinspringing left off of Ionic capital, attributed to Thrace, Abdera, circa386/5-375 B. C. "A Griffin in Her Desk" is the perfect way toteach Classic history to kids painlessly. Using the jumping off point ofan ancient coin, a tangible link to ancient civilizations, the authorscreate a typical middle school classroom situation with a few unexpectedquirks. Mrs. Moneta uses a toss of a special ancient griffin coin tolead her students to another world where they encounter the creaturesand fantastical beings of an ancient civilization. their guide turns outto be the griffin named Gryphon from the coin, who leads them in to anadventure of rescuing Zeus' stolen gold from the one-eyedArimaspians. Many creative group adventures ensue, a little thrill andchill and lots of humor interlaced throughout, and finally Mrs. Monetaand her students are magically returned to their everyday classroomworld forever changed and enriched by their experience. "A Griffinin Her Desk" is creative education at its best.