The Defenders of Gaia - Terror of the Seas
Content : This new story aims at young readers in quest for adventure and friendship. The story allows them to discover ecological challenges and especially solutions to deal with them. And readers do not have time to get bored! The novel combines mysteries, twists, discovery and fun.
The pedagogical section at the end of the book allows both to deepen the topics covered and to have options to protect the environment, such as the Defenders of Gaia.
Violine and Eliette are two intrepid sisters who live with their father. One morning, they discover a watch on their way to high-school. It is a technological jewel that leads them directly to their mother who disappeared a year earlier. They put their best friend Simo into confidence. Together, they discover a secret society called "The Defenders of Gaia”. These spies fight to save the planet and thwart the plans of an industrialist named Marlou.
Even if it means polluting the Earth, the businessman Marlou's only ambition is to get rich in order to launch his colonization project on Mars. Surrounded by ingenious industrialists, he launches projects that enables him to increase his fortune at the expense of nature. Fortunately, three young heroes will oppose him. Violine, Eliette and Simo will thus cross the continents and fight Marlou during perilous adventures to defend Gaia, our planet Earth. Thanks to the tips they provide, children will also be able to become Defenders of Gaia and join the adventure to save the planet!
In Terror of the seas the three protagonists embark to the pursuit of a factory ship that is destroying the seabed.
A word about the author: Guy Massolette is quite discreet, because he prefers readers to focus on the message rather than on the messenger. His simple and effective style subtly combines pleasure, mystery and education. By basing his stories on real facts, he allows young people to become aware of ecological issues while offering them solutions that are accessible, even at their young age.
