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Florida ABC Book

Author: Ms. De Jesus

Illustrator: Ms. Garcia's Kindergarten Class

Aa is for 

Alligator-a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, 

wide snout.

Bb is for

 Black Bear (the Florida Black Bear)-The Florida black 

bear are called omnivores because they eat both plant and 

animals.   A Florida black bears diet varies, but usually 

consists of 80% plants, 15% insects, and 5% animal 

matter.

Cc is for

Conch (Horse Conch Shell)-a sea animal with a soft body 

and a large, spiral shell. Conches are carnivorous 

mollusks that eat smaller mollusks such as clams. 

Conches are closely related to snails.

Dd is for

Dolphin (Bottle-nose Dolphin)-a 

mammal that lives in the water. 

Dolphins look like large fish but 

they breathe air. They have teeth 

and a snout that looks like a beak.

Ee is for

Everglades (Florida Everglades)-a very large swamp in a warm climate. 

Rivers or streams flow slowly through an everglade, and tall, thick 

grass grows throughout.

Ff is for

Flamingos- a large, tropical, wading bird with 

very long legs, a long neck, and bright pink or 

red feathers.

Gg is for

Grasshopper (Lubber 

Grasshopper)- a large, 

stout, clumsy 

grasshopper which feeds 

of the orange trees in 

Florida.

Hh is for

Heron (Great Blue Heron)-appear blue-

gray from a distance, with a wide black 

stripe over the eye.

Ii is for-

Itch from a mosquito bite-an insect with a 

thin body and two wings. The females bite 

and suck the blood of animals and people. 

Some mosquitoes spread disease. 

Jj is for 

Jellyfish (Portuguese Man-of-War)- a kind of 

jellyfish that lives in warm oceans. Each man-

of-war is a colony or group of animals that live 

together. The colony has many long stinging 

tentacles that can hurt people or other 

animals.

Kk is for

Kennedy Space 

Center- it is the 

United States 

launch site that 

has been used for 

every NASA 

human space 

flight since 

December 1968, 

and it is located 

on Merritt Island, 

Florida.

Ll is for

Lake Okeechobee-

locally referred to 

as "The Lake" or 

"The Big O", it is 

the largest 

freshwater lake in 

the state of Florida. 

It is the seventh 

largest freshwater 

lake in the United 

States.

Mm is for 

Manatee (West Indian Manatee)- The Florida manatee, Florida’s 

state marine mammal, is a large aquatic relative of the 

elephant. Florida manatees play an important role in influencing 

the plant growth in the shallow rivers, bays, estuaries, canals 

and coastal waters they call home.

Nn is for 

Nuthatch (Brown-headed Nuthatch)- The Brown-

headed Nuthatch is a small songbird found in pine 

forests throughout the Southeastern United States. 

Oo is for 

Orange Blossom- is the fragrant 

flower of the orange tree. It is used 

in perfume making, and is the state 

flower of Florida.  

Pp is for 

Panther ( Florida 

Panther)- Florida’s 

state animal, is one 

of the most 

endangered 

mammals on 

earth.Today, there 

are less than 100 

Florida panthers left 

in the wild.

Qq is for-

Quiet when sea turtles lay their eggs-Florida 

beaches are home to 80% of Loggerhead turtles in 

the U.S.Turtles can migrate thousands of miles, but 

usually return to lay their eggs on the same beach 

where they hatched.

Rr is for-

Rain-The climate of 

the north and central 

parts of the US state 

of Florida is humid 

subtropical. South 

Florida has a tropical 

climate.There is a 

defined rainy season 

from June through 

September.

Ss is for 

Sunshine State- 

Florida's nickname 

is The Sunshine 

State, it's beaches 

draw thousands of 

tourists every year.  

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