3.+Literature+List

Amber's Books
· **__S is for Sunshine__** · Author: Carol Crane · __S is for Sunshine__ is a Florida alphabet book. This book a great introduction to Florida for younger students and kids. It goes through the alphabet having each letter stand for something related to Florida. It uniquely shows the child different things Florida is known for.

· **__Florida__** **(Hello USA series)** · Author: Karen Sirvaitis · The book __Florida__ is part of a series called Hello USA. This book is more for the intermediate and upper grades of Elementary school. It holds a wealth of information for students to explore. It introduces the students to Florida’s geography, history, environment, economy, and culture. It also highlights some of Florida’s famous people, as well as, popular occupations in Florida.

· **__Strawberry Girl__** · Author: Lois Lenski · __Strawberry Girl__ won the Newberry award in 1946. It is about a family who moves to Florida to grow strawberries. This book in for intermediate elementary and Central Florida Memory even has a 4th grade unit that goes along with the book. The book shows the 1895-1896 freezes that killed many orange trees and really depicts the Cracker culture in Florida during that time period. It also shows the relationship between the neighbors and the struggle with Florida’s natural elements all taken place in the pine woods of Florida.

· **__Tales of Old Florida__** · Author: Frank Oppel · The __Tales of Old Florida__ provides a variety of newspaper and magazine articles and essay all written between 1870 and 1911 on Florida. It also contains all different types of pictures. It truly shows what Florida was like then, the culture and the changes. It shows the difference between Florida then and now, how much it was changed and the progress. This book is fairly long and many thing may be hard for students to grasps, but it would be great to pull certain article from here into the classroom to help teach lesson on Florida. The students are able to see the exactly what Florida was like. An example of some articles include: “My Winter Game Bag in Florida” (1890), “Trailing the Sea Bat” (1900), ”Following Audubon among the Florida Keys” (1903), “The Angler’s Battle Royal” (1903), ”In a Grove of Oranges” (1909), “Snapper Fishermen of the Gulf” (1904), “The Haps and Mishaps of a Florida Maroon” (1894), “Our Florida Garden” (1910), and “Six Weeks in Florida” (1870).

Books:
1. Title: Florida (This Land is Your Land Series) Author: Ann Heinrichs Summary: This book talks about the growth of Florida, Florida's beautiful environment, and expanding population. It talks about how the state's economy depends on tourists and relocating workers, and how this is creating an ecological disaster. The photographs are very well done and stand out. It talks about endangered animals as well as ethnic diversity.
 * Caitlyn's Books:**

2. Title: Florida Water Story: From Raindrops to the Sea Edited by: Peggy Sias Lantz Summary: This book talks about how Florida is surrounded by water. It talks about how many of Florida’s plants and animals have adapted to the water environment. It is divided into 4 sections: Oceans, Coral Reefs, Coastlines, and Wetlands. It shows you different animals and species live in each area. It shows you all the things that are dependent on Florida’s wet environment

3. Title: Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida Author: Sandra Wallus Sammons Summary: This book is just about the life of Henry Flagler. It shows how Henry Flagler changed Florida for good, with his hotels that he put up on the coast of Flagler (St. Augustine), and how he started the railways in Florida. I really liked the information given in this book.

4. Title: Passage to Union: how the railroads transformed American life, 1829-1929 /

Author: Sarah H. Gordon Summary: The author pays attention in this book to how train travel affected ordinary people. The book goes on to talk about how the design of the rail cars changed, how they started ticketing people, and how luggage was eventually put into the railroad cars. It talks about how the States in the southern part of the U.S. tried to resist the railroads for a long time. It talks about Abraham Lincoln and his part in the railroad system.

__Leigh Ann's Book List__
1) **//Florida//**  Chang, Perry. //Florida// . New York: Benchmark Books, 1998. Print.  This book is broken into chapters on the history of Florida, geography, government and economy, cultural divisions, achievements, and landmarks. This is written for children, but could be used as a resource for teachers.

2) **//Florida's family album: a history for all ages//** Cheney, Cora, and Ben Partridge. //Florida////'s family album: a history for all ages//. St. Marks, Fla.: San Marcos Press, 1993. Print.  This book covers Florida history from the first Floridians through World War II. It also has a chapter on Florida Artist. 3) **//Yesterday's Clearwater//** Dunn, Hampton. //Yesterday's Clearwater//. Miami, Fla.: E.A. Seemann Pub., 1973. Print.  It covers the history of the Clearwater area and ends in 1960’s. It is full of many great pictures that bring the history of earlier times in Florida to life. 4) **//African Americans in Florida//** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Jones, Maxine Deloris, and Kevin McCarthy. //African Americans in Florida// . Sarasota, Fla.: Pineapple Press, 1993. Print. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> This is one of my favorites! It is a book of fifty-four African Americans and their contributions to Florida. The story of Mary McLeod Bethune and her founding the college was so inspiring. There were many that I had not heard but would be a great asset in the classroom. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">5) **//Yesterday's Sarasota, including Sarasota County//** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Marth, Del. //Yesterday's Sarasota, including Sarasota County// . Miami, Fla.: E.A. Seemann Pub., 1973. Print. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> This is another Seemann publication that showcases the history of Sarasota area with pictures and text. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">6) **//Henry Flagler, builder of Florida//** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Sammons, Sandra Wallus. //Henry Flagler, builder of Florida//. Sarasota, Fla.: Pineapple Press, 2010. Print. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> Biography of Henry Flagler and his influence on Florida’s tourism and railroad growth in the early twentieth century. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7) **//Mandie and the seaside rendezvous//** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Leppard, Lois Gladys. //Mandie and the seaside rendezvous//. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers, 2000. Print. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">This is a fiction book about a 13 year old girl, Mandie, and her friend that travel to St. Augustine, Florida. It is a mystery set in 1913. This might be used as a read aloud or for a higher-level reader.

Michelle Wilbanks' Books:

1. The Wright Brothers by Ginger Wadsworth This is a biography about the Wright Brothers and the first flight. The book discusses the history of the brothers, the process they went through, and the first powered flight. The book also has a timeline, list of further reading, and websites to visit. 2.Theodore Roosevelt by Gwenyth Swain This is a biography about Theodore Roosevelt. The book talks about his childhood, his life growing up, his presidency, and his accomplishments. This book also has a timeline, list of further reading, and websites to visit. 3. Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith This biography has a very attractive cover that will spark students’ interest. Although there are pictures throughout the book, there is a lot of information about Thomas Edison and his accomplishments. There is a timeline in the back of Edison’s life and also another timeline of the world so that students can compare what was going on during that time to Edison’s life. 4. Florida History by Bob Knotts This book has a lot of information and photographs relating to Florida’s history, through modern Florida. At the back of the book there is a timeline, map of Florida, and a glossary of words that students may need help with.