This Florida alphabet book is packed with almost 200 facts about Florida personalities, history, geography, nature, and culture.
Hundreds of photos and drawings illustrate the text written at grade levels 4 through 6.
In H, you will learn about the Horse Conch, a marine mollusk whose pink and orange shell was named the state seashell in 1969.
In L, read about Love Bugs that appear in Florida spring and fall and bump into cars, leaving a sticky mess.
In V, learn about Vizcaya a villa built in 1916 in Miami and Valencia Oranges, which make up about half the Florida orange crop.
About the Author Susan Ryan Judson was a Florida elementary teacher for 33 years and was selected as Lake County's Teacher of the Year.
She has been a consultant on several award-winning activity guides for the Florida State University's Energy and Environmental Alliance and has written several environmental books for children, including Esmeralda and the Enchanted Pond, also published by Pineapple Press.
She lives in Clermont, Florida.