The Incredible Search For The Treasure Ship Atocha

Presents background information about the sinking of the Spanish galleon, Atocha, in 1622 and describes efforts to locate the wreck and successfully salvage its treasure more than 300 years later.

The story of the search and discovery of the treasure wreck--Nuestra Senora de Atocha.

Treasure hunting has gone high-tech and now involves intensive research, sonar, remote-controlled submarines, underwater cameras, deep-sea diving, satellites, global positioning systems, and book and TV/film deals, not to mention legal wrangling over ownership and salvage rights. This book introduces the reader to the 21st century version of treasure seeking and provides practical advice on how to pursue a career in this adventurous, fascinating, and potentially lucrative field.

Recounts the true story of Mel Fisher and a team of divers who search for the lost treasures of the Spanish ship Atocha which sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida.

Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.

Describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk off Florida in a hurricane in 1622. Includes facts about four other famous shipwrecks.

A guide to finding valuable artifacts in the city that explains how locate, recover, and identify all types of treasures, including old coins, lost jewelry, hidden money, historical relics, antique bottles, and more.

Surveys the physical features, geological borders, climate and currents, water, plant and animal life, and economic and ecological aspects of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.