Foghorn Flattery and the Vanishing Rhinos

The Flattery siblings put their heads together to figure out who’s poaching rhinos in a Kenyan wildlife park

Foghorn Flattery may be a twelve-year-old genius, but to his sister C.C., he’s just her know-it-all big brother. Foghorn can be annoying, but when they’re faced with a mystery, he is definitely someone C.C. wants on her side. Their father takes them to Kenya, where he’s doing research for an article about rhinoceros preservation, and the family discovers that a group of poachers is killing rhinos at a wildlife park. What’s worse, it appears that one of the park’s workers may be helping the criminals!

The Flattery siblings are determined to save the park’s two new baby rhinos and catch the bad guys. With Foghorn’s big brain and C.C.’s big heart, these two make a great team. However, protecting the rhinos may put Foghorn and C.C. in more danger than they ever imagined.

“Taking her subjects from current events and environmental issues, Steiner smoothly integrates facts and issues into the plot, giving an immediacy to the adventures of an appealing pair of sibling sleuths, who, despite trading barbs and insults or pulling typical practical jokes, manage to pool their talents in adventures that readers will relish.” —Booklist on the Foghorn Flattery series Barbara Steiner (1934–2014) was an acclaimed author known for her books for children and young adults. Steiner authored over seventy titles, including picture books, early chapter books, mysteries, young adult thrillers, historical novels, and romances. In her lifetime, Steiner visited more than ninety-four countries and all seven continents, and many of her books were inspired by her travels. She lived in Boulder with her family until her death in January 2014.