Florida, where "B is for Beaches, P is for Pirates, and V is for Vacationers" comes to life with playful, vivid illustrations by award-winning artist Michael Monroe and a shell full of fun facts and poems from lifelong educator Carol Crane. "E" stands for Everglade, a grassy river that runs all the way to the ocean. Florida's Everglades is the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the United States. And "J" stands for Juan Ponce de Leon the Spanish explorer who discovered Florida while searching for gold and the Fountain of Youth. Test your knowledge of this colorful state with "S is for Sunshine."
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Award-winning wildlife artist Michael Glenn Monroe began his career at a very young age. A self-taught painter, Michael spends his time meticulously honing his craft, often teaching himself many new and unique techniques to add to his paintings. Michael began his publishing career with Sleeping Bear Press in 1999 when both Buzzy the Bumblebee and M is for Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet were released. His knowledge and experience with landscapes and wildlife were a perfect match for Mitten, as well as subsequent state alphabet titles (S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet and L is for Last Frontier: An Alaska Alphabet). Michael and his wife, Colleen, share a home in Brighton, Michigan, with their three children, twins Matthew and Natalie and John, born in May 2001.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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S is for Sunshine,
By Carolyn Talpasz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: S Is For Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)
S is for Sunshine is not an ordinary alphabet book. It's a unique alphabet book of the Sunshine State...Florida. What makes it unique are not the beautiful, pastel-colored illustrations by Michael Glenn Monroe, but the combination of narrative and expository passages for each letter of the alphabet. The simple, rhyming lines depict a particular characteristic of Florida, for example, A is for alligator. Along the sides of the page is a well-written descriptive passage explaining about the alligator and its habitat. The rhymes and illustrations are especially appealing to the younger child, however, the accompanying passages provide a rich history and facts about Florida for the intermediate reader. What a wonderful book for children!
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A Great Alphabet Book for Florida lovers,
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This review is from: S Is For Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)
This is my new favorite alphabet book to read to my 3 year old daughter. We both love looking at all of the pictures of the places we have been to and the items and animals as the relate to the state of Florida. Each page features a letter, a rhyme even small children can follow, and a beautiful picture. There are also sidebars where more in depth information on the pictures is provided for more advanced readers. Our favorites are N for Nasa, S for St Augustine, and of course W for Walt Disney World. I foud the sidebar information okay in content. The letter U is for underwater Aquarium and I thought that maybe some info on the state aquarium in Tampa would have been nice if it was provided but it was not. On the other hand the page for the letter Z for Zebra Longwing butterfly mentioned Butterfly World an attraction that is located just down the street from us. I think the book would have benefited from some more in depth informnation on places you could specifically visit. That said I think the author did an amazing job of matching letters with Florida concepts. X is always a tricky one. I would recommend this book to any child who wants to learn more about the state of Florida and especially to children learning the alphabet who live in Florida. This book is a wonderful way to learn about our state.
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Great set of books.,
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This review is from: S Is For Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) (Hardcover)
My child loves all of these books. He's 3 1/2, but will be able to use these books for a long time, since there is more detailed info on each page sides. Currently we don't read this part, but in the future I think he will.
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First Sentence:
A is for Alligator, a slow submarine with eyes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Florida Keys New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Surprise Me!
A is for Alligator, a slow submarine with eyes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Florida Keys New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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- The Michigan Counting Book by Kathy-jo Wargin in Back Matter
- A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe in Back Matter
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