
Synopsis
**How to Train Your Dragon meets *Robinson
Crusoe* in this high-flying dragon adventure from Lindsay Galvin!**
'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story
I love.' EMMA CARROLL
'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you hope
it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE
'[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPH
Syms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime - cabin boy and
fiddler on Charles Darwin's Beagle - but when he is separated from
the crew during a storm, his life takes a truly extraordinary
turn.
Shipwrecked on a Galapagos island, he makes a discovery that could
change the world - and make his fortune. But should he share
his find, or will it lead to the extinction of a legendary species?
There's one person who could help, but he's busy writing a book
...
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Based on a true story and Charles Darwin's real journal!
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Perfect for fans of Cornelia Funke's Dragon Rider
or Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon series. -
Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring
historical story and non-fiction elements.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Scholastic
- ISBN: 9781912626465
- Number of pages: 308
- Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 23 mm
- Interest age: From 9 years
- Weight: 216g
- Languages: English