About This Book
A pair of young inventors build and test an experimental vehicle that can travel by land, air, and water, but a stowaway and later mutiny precede a violent storm that leaves the craft wrecked and its occupants cast ashore. Stranded, they confront sea dangers, survive attacks and predatory animals, and explore a wild coastal jungle where encounters with large prehistoric-like fauna and local tribes complicate their chances of escape. Resourcefulness and improvised engineering drive repeated rescues and discoveries, including a contested find that pits material gain against freedom. The tale alternates action-driven episodes of peril with moments of scientific cleverness and cooperative problem-solving.
About the Author
More Books by This Author
5 picks
You May Also Like
6 picks
!Tention: A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War
by George Manville Fenn
"Boy" the Wandering Dog: Adventures of a Fox-Terrier
by Marshall Saunders
"Carrots:" Just a Little Boy
by Mrs. Molesworth
"Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) / The New Testament, with a Sketch of the Subsequent History of the Jews.
by Lady Mary Ross
"Great-Heart": The Life Story of Theodore Roosevelt
by Daniel Henderson
"Say Fellows—" / Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues
by Wade C. Smith




