fun things to do with kids in florida    
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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.
    Northeast Florida
 
St. Augustine
    Space Coast
    Central Florida
 
Orlando - Walt Disney World
 
Winter Haven - Legoland Florida
    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. Charming story of how Winter learns to swim without her tail. (Picture book)

For older kids, a chapter book: Dolphin's Tale

 

     

Secrets of the amazing Everglades habitats – sawgrass marshes, swamps and, and mangrove forests, the plants and animals, and its most famous inhabitant, the alligator. (Picture book)

 

 
     
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)

 

     
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo

Endearing story of India Opal Buloni and, Winn-Dixie, a 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)

 

 
     
Bad Latitude
 
Bad Latitude
David Ebright

Action-adventure in St. Augustine, teenage surfer Jack Rackham (a descendent of pirate Calico Jack) teams up with his friends to search for buried treasure. A haunted lighthouse, snake filled swamps, ghost ship, storms at sea, filled with colorful legends and lore. Good for older kids. (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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