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Florida, the "sunshine state," is also the beach state, with seven hundred miles of coastline (and if you're lucky, you might find gold coins from pirate treasure washed up on the beach). Traveling through Florida, kids will have chance to see fascinating wildlife in their natural habitats - alligators, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, parrots, flamingos, bald eagles, and that unique wetland wilderness, the Everglades.
    Central Florida
 
Orlando - Walt Disney World
 
Space Coast - Cape Canaveral
    Northeast Florida
 
St. Augustine
    Tampa Bay - Gulf Coast
kids books Florida
     
Hoot - kids books Florida  
Hoot
Carl Hiaasen

Wacky adventures of Roy Eberhardt, a newcomer to south Florida, but soon he’s chasing after the boy wearing no shoes, tiny owls that burrow in the ground, poisonous snakes with sparkly tails, and learning how to catch silvery fish with no hands. (Chapter book)

 

     
Ponce de Leon
Rachel Eagen

On April 3, 1513, Ponce de Leon arrived on a tropical peninsula, and named it La Florida, “the flowered one.” Read about his explorations sailing up and down the Florida coast, encounters with the local Calusa Indians, and legend of the Fountain of Youth. (Picture book)

 

 
     
 
Winter's Tail
How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again
Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff

Winter, a baby dolphin injured in a crab trap, is rescued and taken to Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The little dolphin recovers but something's missing. Heart warming story of how Winter learns to swim without her tail. (Picture book)

 

     
The Everglades
Wayne Lynch

Secrets of the amazing Everglades ecosystem – sawgrass marshes, gator holes and tree islands, inhabited with turkey vultures, blue herons, possums, alligators, river otters, snapping turtles, armadillos, and Florida panthers. (Illustrated chapter book)

 

 
The Everglades - kids books Florida
     
Crocodile Safari  
Crocodile Safari
Jim Arnosky

Take a trip through the mangrove forests of South Florida to learn about those crafty crocodiles with their toothy smiles, and other animals in croc country. Video and book with super illustrations, the crocodiles practically float off the page. (DVD + picture book)

 

     
Manatees
Kathy Feeney

When you visit Florida, if you're lucky you'll see a manatee in the wild. Fun facts about the irresistible, "gentle giants" of the sea. Manatees eat only plants (favorite foods are sea lettuces and water hyacinths), greet each other by pressing their noses together, and sometimes they sleep upside down! (Illustrated chapter book)

 

 
Manatees
     
Because of Winn-Dixie - kids books Florida  
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo

Endearing story of India Opal Buloni and, Winn-Dixie, a large dog with a large heart. Opal doesn’t know a soul in her small town in Florida, but everybody likes Winn-Dixie, and in no time at all, Opal is friends with little old Miss Franny Block, pinch-faced Amanda, toothless Gloria Dump and even the bald-headed Dewberry boys. (Chapter book)

 

     
Bermuda Triangle
Andrew Donkin

True stories of strange happenings in the Bermuda Triangle off the coast of Florida – a sailing ship and her crew disappear without a trace, five World War II bombers vanish into thin air, a sailboat almost collides with an unidentified underwater craft. (Easy reader)

 

 
Bermuda Triangle
     
S is for Sunshine - kids books Florida  
S is for Sunshine
Carol Crane, Michael Glenn Monroe

Florida from A to Z in quick rhymes and fun facts, plus richly detailed illustrations. From A is for alligator to beaches, dolphins, Everglades, pirates, to Zebra Longwing, Florida state butterfly. (Picture book)

 

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