Rinny And The Trail Of Clues

Erin (Rinny) Olson is running against Billy Perez for class president of the fifth grade and politics proves to be very unpredictable and tests friendships.

This fun mystery touches on themes of truth and friendship and explores such issues as differences among people, integrity, and leadership. Fifth-grade sleuth Erin (Rinny) Olson enters the class presidential race only to discover that her opponent is Billy Perez, a popular class clown and one of the smartest kids around. When a dead rat appears on her doorstep with a note directing her to the cemetery at night, Rinny realizes she has to follow the trail of clues or lose the race. Along the way, she struggles to outwit her clever and popular opponent, encounters a hairy creature in the woods and tangles with the weird mistress of a rundown mansion. The world of politics proves to be very unpredictable and tests the bonds of friendship. Like the riddles she must solve, Rinny discovers the people she encounters have much to reveal, and things are not always as they seem.

Provides an account of America's first real Thanksgiving, celebrated by the Spanish and the native Timucua in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565 with a feast that may have included a pork stew, wild turkey, corn, and beans.

When most Americans think of the first Thanksgiving, they think of the Pilgrims and the Indians in New England in 1621. But fifty-six years before the Pilgrims celebrated, Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez arrived on the coast of Florida and founded the first North American city, St. Augustine. On September 8, 1565, the Spanish and the native Timucua celebrated with a feast of Thanksgiving. The Spanish most likely offered cocido, a rich stew made with pork, garbanzo beans, and onions. Perhaps the Timucua provided wild turkey or venison, or even alligator or tortoise, along with corn, beans, and squash. Learn about our real first Thanksgiving. Learn about Spain and Florida in the 1560s. And make your own cocido from a recipe provided in this important and groundbreaking book.

At 13, Pedro and Miguel are too young to fight, but they realize they must sneak behind enemy lines to help, or the town of St. Augustine may perish during the siege of 1702.

The book provides an up-to-date account of mangrove forests from Asia, together with restoration techniques, and the management requirements of these ecosystems to ensure their sustainability and conservation. All aspects of mangroves and their conservation are critically re-examined. The book is divided into three sections presenting the distribution and status of mangrove ecosystems in Asia, the challenges they are facing, their issues and opportunities, and the management strategies for their conservation.