The Unprecedented Discovery of the Dragon Islands

This book was fascinating for my grandson who is 6 years old and myself. We both love animals, bugs, and learning about our world. This was a fascinating book for both of us to read together. We used our imagination to try and think what it would be like to be on a deserted island and learn about its plant life and animal life while we were there. A beautiful book with its pictures too! I would highly recommend this book for young readers.

Told in the format of a journal (Lord Nathaniel Parker's). The 1812 expedition to undiscovered islands is richly illustrated with paintings of every kind. The scientific Lord Parker documents everything with ease, insects, animals, and plants. If you like anything imaginative, you should try to read it.I'm telling you, the book is nothing but color. It seems so real. I especially like the story of the giant carnivorous plant that leaves off a scent which smells like everyone's favorite food. A sailor gets stuck in it and they have to cut him out. ("Seamen, my dear, are not the brightest of people as a rule.") He writes much of it to his dear Belinda. (He kept the journal for her benefit.)