The Sunshine Champs: A Story about Florida

By Karen Latchana Kenney

This fun combination of original fable and factual information introduces young readers to the state of Florida through an entertaining and educational story based on the state symbols, history and geography. Take a trip through Florida as Alex, the alligator helps his baseball team with the league. Along the way Alex learns about the animals, plants, geography, and culture that make Florida a great state In addition to the illustrated story, interesting and informative factual sidebars about the state are found throughout the book. A treasure-hunt map plots the journey and a cultural recipe is also included. This book ends with state facts at a glance, a reading comprehension quiz, and more things to see and do around Florida with a map showing the locations. This title is a great way to explore Florida in preparation for state reports or family vacations Super Sandcastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604531878
• ISBN13: 9781604531879
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Super Sandcastle
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4