This book takes you on the travels of Charles Darwin through the diary of a fictional ship boy, James. Although the narration is told through a fictional character, the recollection and information is based on actual events. The majority of the book focuses on the ship's 5 year journey, but only 2 pages are dedicated to the Galapagos Islands. The last few pages of the book are dedicated to explaining the rest of Darwin's life, information about the ship, and other 19th Century scientists. ( )