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Mr. Robert’s Madagascar by Robert Bullock

August, 1500. After violent storms scatter their fleet below the Cape of Storms, a Portuguese ship fights hunger, sickness, and despair. Drinking water is nearly gone, scurvy spreads through the crew, and mutiny looms. Then, through the morning mist, land appears-an unknown island unlike any marked on their charts. By authority of King Manuel I, the captain names it São Lourenço, though the world will one day know it as Madagascar.Written in the voice of a sixteenth-century ship captain’s journal, this richly illustrated historical adventure brings young readers into one of history’s great age-of-exploration moments. Guided by a mysterious islander, the crew ventures into Madagascar’s shadowed forests in search of life-saving fresh water, where they encounter astonishing wildlife: ring-tailed lemurs, leaf-tailed geckos, giraffe-necked beetles, chameleons, crocodiles, giant tortoises, brilliant frogs, and creatures so strange they seem born of myth.Blending historical fiction, natural science, and exploration, this immersive journey introduces readers to Madagascar’s remarkable biodiversity while capturing the peril, wonder, and discovery of the Age of Exploration.Perfect for readers who love adventure, history, geography, animals, and survival stories.