by Dominique Fortier (1999)
Alex, un jeune garçon du sud des Etats-Unis, rencontre par hasard à la bibliothèque Bill Astor, un chasseur d'épaves, principalement de galions espagnols. Sans plus tarder, il invite Alex à se joindre à son équipe pour une petite expédition dans le triangle des Bermudes. Ils y ont retracé la présence de curieux phénomènes qui troublent les instruments de bord. Rendu sur les lieux, ils procèdent à l'exploration. Aux requins qui sont de la partie, s'ajoutent les interruptions de communication et un raz de marée. Ils découvrent finalement un sas. Ils y pénètrent et se retrouvent à l'intérieur d'un vaisseau spatial. On les y informe des visites des extraterrestres et sur l'appareil en route vers les profondeurs de la terre. Alex apprend qu'il est issu de la 48e génération d'une famille de navigateurs célestes. Une trame gauche, faite d'heureux hasards, guère documentée sur les galions, les conquistadors et la plongée sous-marine. Un récit peu vraisemblable, rédigé dans un style jeune. Littérature de détente. [SDM].
author, Alpha Omega Publications
Lifepac homeschool curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications is a student-paced homeschool program based around a set of Lifepac workbooks that include biblically-based lessons, high-interest exercises, reviews, and tests. This is Unit 7 in the Lifepac History and Geography Grade 9
Marlo Morgan
Mutant Message Down Under is the fictional account of an American woman's spiritual odyssey through outback Australia. An underground bestseller in its original self-published edition, Marlo Morgan's powerful tale of challenge and endurance has a message for us all. Summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aborigines to accompany them on walkabout, the woman makes a four-month-long journey and learns how they thrive in natural harmony with the plants and animals that exist in the rugged lands of Australia's bush. From the first day of her adventure, Morgan is challenged by the physical requirements of the journey—she faces daily tests of her endurance, challenges that ultimately contribute to her personal transformation. By traveling with this extraordinary community, Morgan becomes a witness to their essential way of being in a world based on the ancient wisdom and philosophy of a culture that is more than 50,000 years old.
Raleigh Rimes, assistant to Colonel P.H. Fawcett
A fictitious explorer recounts his adventures with Percy Fawcett as they traveled to South America, where they encountered dinosaurs in the rain forest.
Charles E. Finsley
"Go behind the scenes and into the vaults of Texas dinosaur study. Through photos and narrative, many of Texas' most dedicated scientists show you actual specimens of native and nonnative dinosaur material. This book features photos of the fossilized bones of Texas dinosaurs and the dinosaur exhibits in every major museum in Texas. Detailed maps show what Texas was like during the dinosaur age.". "Doris Tischler's watercolors create a gallery of 23 native Texas dinosaurs. These colorful portraits allow you to observe the dinosaurs and get an idea of their shapes and sizes - from weighing barely 50 pounds to an astounding 50 TONS. Respected paleontologists, including Dr. Wann Langston, world-renown vertebrate paleontologist from the University of Texas, provide practiced commentaries on their subjects of expertise."--BOOK JACKET.