Celebrating Florida: 50 States to Celebrate

by Marion Dane Bauer, C.B. Canga (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Mr. Geo, everybody’s favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places. Today, he’s visiting Florida, the Sunshine State. His first stop is the Everglades to see alligators and other amazing animals. He’ll also go to Fort Myers beach and enter a sand sculpting contest. He’ll visit the historic city of St. Augustine, go orange picking, dance at the Florida Folk Festival and he’ll even get to swim with dolphins and manatees!. Then he will visit fun-filled theme parks, sporting events, and other exciting places. Join Mr. Geo on his travels around Florida. Together, you will discover what makes this a state to celebrate. This entertaining and educational mix of travel, geography, history, and pop culture includes maps and learning activities. Great for beginning readers!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547896984
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/18/2013
Series:	Green Light Readers Level 3
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	723,695
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Marion Dane Bauer has written more than one hundred children's books, including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and novels. She won a Newbery Honor for On My Honor, a middle grade coming-of-age story. She lives in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. www.mariondanebauer.com.

C.B. Canga has illustrated numerous early chapter books, including Field Trip Mysteries by Steve Brezenoff. He lives in Pleasant Hill, California.

Editorial Reviews

"As supplements to state-specific material, these books might pique interest in a state or point children to topics for further reading."
—School Library Journal —

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