Books with title The El Dorado Adventure

Vesper Holly is surprised as her guardian, Brinnie, when she receives a mysterious summons to Central America signed by Alain de Rochefort. Vesper sets sail at once to find de Rochefort and explore the land that she has inherited. On her arrival she makes a terrible discovery--de Rochefort represents the evil Dr. Helvitius, who plans to build a canal on Vesper's land, uprooting the native Chirica Indians for pure profit! Can Vesper overcome the dangers of earthquakes, volcanoes, and the evil doctor in time to save her Indian friends?

The Adventure includes three different Choose Your Own Adventure style stories, giving the reader 26 possible endings to find. Moonrise Mountain: Legend tells of the wild horses that live atop Moonrise Mountain. Now you’re out to discover if legend is true, but first, you have to reach the top of the mountain, and each choice you make will bring unforeseen dangers. Temple of Night and Wind: Many have entered the Howling Maw in search of its treasures. None have returned. But now your village is starving and the Maw’s treasures are your last resort. So down into the Maw you venture… The Tournament: To free your uncle from life in the King’s mines, you enter the Tournament. However, this is no typical contest, and its lack of rules makes success all the more difficult, and defeat all the more deadly. Pick wisely, Dear Reader, for success or failure depends on your choices.

The Adventure includes three different Choose Your Own Adventure style stories, giving the reader 26 possible endings to find. Moonrise Mountain: Legend tells of the wild horses that live atop Moonrise Mountain. Now you’re out to discover if legend is true, but first, you have to reach the top of the mountain, and each choice you make will bring unforeseen dangers. Temple of Night and Wind: Many have entered the Howling Maw in search of its treasures. None have returned. But now your village is starving and the Maw’s treasures are your last resort. So down into the Maw you venture… The Tournament: To free your uncle from life in the King’s mines, you enter the Tournament. However, this is no typical contest, and its lack of rules makes success all the more difficult, and defeat all the more deadly. Pick wisely, Dear Reader, for success or failure depends on your choices.

Three Choose Your Own Adventure Style stories with 26 possible endings. Moonrise Mountain Legend tells of the wild horses that live atop Moonrise Mountain. Now you're out to discover if legend is true, but first, you have to reach the top of the mountain, and each choice you make will bring unforeseen dangers. Temple of Night and Wind Many have entered the Howling Maw in search of its treasures. None have returned. But now your village is starving and the Maw's treasures are your last resort. So down into the Maw you venture. The Tournament To free your uncle from the King's mines, you enter the Tournament. However, this is no typical contest, and its lack of rules makes success all the more difficult and defeat all the more deadly. Pick wisely, Dear Reader, for success or failure depends on your choices.

Three years have passed since that magical year when the young Palo Alto friends found the tunnel under the Hacienda Palo Alto ruins and discovered the ancient Tarascan tomb in the cavern. (Narrated in the first five books of the Palo Alto adventure series. www.paloalto-bilingual-adventures.com.) With the money from the lost treasure and from the gold found at the Santa Fe, NM, ranch, the Hacienda has been rebuilt and the new world-class equestrian center is rapidly becoming known among equestrians throughout the world. The Palma family, ancestral owners of the Hacienda, proudly feel that they have restored the familys importance to the level it had since the times of the earliest Colonial Spanish Viceroys in Mexico. The four friends have separated; Juanita Reyes and Leora Hunter have just finished their first year of High School; Juanita in Morelia, Michoacn and Leora in Virginia. Rafael Palma and Pedro Hernandez are graduating from different High Schools in Mexico City. The horses are thriving and El Dorado, Juanitas favorite, has grown from the tiny foal she found into a magnificent Spanish stallion,

Rip Squeak and his friends set off on the maiden voyage aboard their ship named Adventure and soon find themselves adrift in a thick, mysterious fog. When disaster strikes and things look grim, the unexpected happens and a new friend saves the day.Leonard Filgate's richly detailed paintings--which hark back to the work of the great turn-of-the-century illustrators--combine with Susan Yost-Filgate's exciting story to bring this magical world to life.