Nat the Naturalist: A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas
1883
Nat the Naturalist: A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas
1883
An orphan boy finds his escape in the natural world, only to discover that his true adventure lies beyond his aunt's cold parlor. Young Nat has spent his youth collecting specimens and dreaming of distant shores, tended by the warmth of his uncle Joseph, who recognizes the spark of curiosity in his nephew. When a famous naturalist returns from South America with stories of the Eastern Seas, Nat's world expands overnight. He is offered what every young naturalist dreams of: passage on a ship bound for exotic waters, where strange creatures and untold discoveries await. Victorian adventure at its purest, wrapped in the genuine wonder of natural history. Fenn understood exactly what compelled young readers: the promise that knowledge and courage could transform a lonely boy into an explorer.
