About the Book: Darwin’s Dragons is a thrilling middle-grade adventure blending How to Train Your Dragon with Robinson Crusoe, following Syms Covington, a cabin boy on Charles Darwin’s Beagle. After being shipwrecked on a Galapagos island, Syms uncovers a world-changing secret about a legendary species. This captivating historical fantasy explores themes of discovery, survival, and the moral dilemmas of protecting endangered wildlife.