The Golden Aquarians Author:Monica Hughes Grades 4-6. When he makes the mistake of sending his macho father a poem he wrote, Walt is "sent for." He leaves Aunt Gloria and the only home he's ever known (Lethbridge, Alberta, in the year 2092) to travel through space to the planet Aqua and the father who intends to make a man out of him. On Aqua, which his father is "terraforming" (enginee... more »ring environmental changes to make it useful for growing oil-bush), Walt contacts an alien race of large, intelligent, froglike creatures who warn him that an impending cataclysm will wipe out the earthlings unless they leave soon.« less