Rhonda S. Edwards

• Dec-2011
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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 goi...

• Dec-2011
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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 journ...

• Dec-2011
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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 aco...

• Dec-2011
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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 nes...

• Dec-2010
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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, Laurel begins the adventure of a lifetime. When she finds out that she can co...

• Oct-2010
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The first in a series highlighting mysteries solved by the Carolina Cousins, The Secret of Atalaya introduces the three main characters. At the oldest seaside resort in the United States (Pawleys Island, SC) during the month of July, the trio forges...

• May-2010
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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 t...