Darwin's Dragons

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Author: Galvin, Lindsay Interest age: from c 9 yearsPublished on 4 March 2020 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 320 pages128 x 198 x 23 | 222g How to Train You r Dragon meets RobinsonCrusoe in this high-flying dragon adventure from Lindsay Galvin!'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of storyI love.' EMMA CARROLL'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you hopeit will be ...' LUCY STRANGE'[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPHSyms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime - cabin boy andfiddler on Charles Darwin's Beagle - but when he is separated fromthe crew during a storm, his life takes a truly extraordinaryturn.Shipwrecked on a Galapagos island, he makes a discovery that couldchange the world - and make his fortune. But should he sharehis 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...Based on a true story and Charles Darwin's real journal!Perfect for fans of Cornelia Funke's Dragon Rideror Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon series.Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaringhistorical story and non-fiction elements. Show more