A discovery of dragons / Lindsay Galvin.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Chicken House, Scholastic Inc., 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 252 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781338714449
- 1338714449
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Travel -- Galapagos Islands -- Juvenile fiction
- Covington, Syms, 1813-1861 -- Travel -- Galapagos Islands -- Juvenile fiction
- Beagle Expedition (1831-1836) -- Juvenile fiction
- Dragons -- Juvenile fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
- Boys -- Juvenile fiction
- Islands -- Juvenile fiction
- Galapagos Islands -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | GALVIN LINDSAY | Available | 33111010549554 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
How to Train Your Dragon meets natural history, with real science, in this story of discovery through one of the lens of one of the most historical voyages in history.It's 1835. Cabin boy Simon Covington is on the voyage of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands with the world-famous scientist, Charles Darwin.But when Simon falls overboard during a huge storm, he washes up on an unexplored island. Stranded there, he makes a discovery that could change the world. Now it's not just his own survival at stake - the future of an undiscovered species is in his hands. But perhaps there's one person who could help...Based on the real events of Charles Darwin's legendary voyage, this is a novel that melds science with wonder.
After falling overboard during a huge storm in 1835, Simon washes up onto an unexplored island where he makes a discovery that could change the world, in this exciting book based on the real events of Charles Darwin's legendary voyage.
Ages 8-12
Includes bibliographical references (page 271).