AQUANAUT

AQUANAUT by Dan Santat

The Aquanaut by Dan Santat is a graphic novel about freeing the marine creatures from a local marine park called Aqualand. The book begins with a sinking ship and 2 brothers, marine scientists who had desired to save endangered marine life, are on it. One brother survives, and one, who has a daughter named Sophia, goes down with the ship. Now Sophia and her uncle must keep the dream of Aqualand alive, but their investors want to make money by turning it into more of an attraction than a research facility. Enter in the Aquanaut. The Aquanaut is a group of endangered sea creatures inside an old diver's suit. They found Sophia's father's journal after his ship sank and are looking for a safe place to live, so they head to Aqualand. What they find is a fractured relationship between Sophia and her uncle and a theme park with animals that need to be freed. Lots of chaos, humor and a resounding "family comes first" message make this book a fun read.