THE AQUANAUT by Dan Santat

 

Sophia's father was a marine explorer. When he died in an accident and went down with his ship, she began living with her uncle. Busy with his own marine experiments and trying to run Aqualand, he doesn't realize she has discovered something interesting of her own.

The Aquanaut is a diving suit controlled by sea creatures looking for a safer place to live then their old and dangerous ocean world. Sophia meets up with the Aquanaut and promises to take them to Aqualand and help them find a safe place. 

One mix-up after another occurs at the school science fair, at the aquarium, and in her uncle's marine lab. All the dangers threaten to destroy the Aquanaut, meaning Sophia and her uncle must save the day.

THE AQUANAUT is a graphic novel created by award-winning Dan Santat. As he explains the book is a labor of love that took over ten years to complete. Readers will quickly be drawn in by the colorful artwork and will easily become hooked on the creatures and characters that fill the pages.