Rhonda S Edwards: 7 books

A bald eagle couple leaves their historic nesting site of Middleton Place to cross the Ashley River to share their new home with elementary students.  With their nest adjacent to the school playground, the bald eagle adults can be seen coming and going from the nest as they feed their eaglets...

One of 40 hatchlings, Adora needs the extra protective eye of Mother Alligator.  Since she is an albino alligator, she cannot survive in the direct sunlight and is an easy target for predators.  Rescued by a trio out fishing near her nest, Adora is taken to a local zoo where she will be placed in a habitat similar to where she was born.

Old Faithful, a disabled loggerhead sea turtle, has tried many years to return home and lay her eggs.  After 29 years, she is finally successful and with the help of Department of Natural Resource naturalists, her babies hatch and make their own journey to the ocean.  This book will capture the DNR’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program from Old Faithful’s point of view.

Found on the beach by a Native American woman, a little acorn begins its journey to becoming a 1500 year-old live oak tree.  Sharing its bounty with nature and sheltering the generations of humans as time passes, the life cycle of this particular acorn is revealed.

Growing up at Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Laurel’s life has been shaped by her love for this fragile ocean ecosystem.    Returning home after her freshman year of college where she plans to minor in Environmental Studies with a major in Communication, Laurel begins the adventure...

While enjoying their summer swimming, three cousins from North and South Carolina find a secret hidden deep in the walls of Atalaya.  This summer home of Anna and Archer Huntington provides clues that help these Carolina cousins prove that many years ago Gullah slaves escaped and merged with Seminole Indians in northern Florida to form what is known as Black Seminoles.  

The Carolina Cousins are back at Pawleys Island for another month of adventure and mystery.  This July the newspapers are talking about pirates.  Yes, pirates!  Modern day pirates in the form of poachers have desecrated several loggerhead sea turtle nests along the coasts of South Carolina,...