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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 TELEGRAPHSyms 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 ...Based on a true story and Charles Darwin's real journal!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.