Smithsonian Handbooks: Birds of Florida (Smithsonian Handbooks)

Smithsonian Handbooks: Birds of Florida (Smithsonian Handbooks) Review

The most comprehensive series of field guides to North American birds ever. This impressive collection highlights birds from all regions of the United States including localized areas such as the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest and New England. Whether birding in the foothills of New England, the prairies of the Midwest, or the beaches of Florida, Smithsonian Handbooks are the most comprehensive field guides to North American birds on the market. Looking for the Great Blue Heron or the Piping Plover while visiting the Great Lakes? Desperate to find the rare Long Billed Curlew or the Marbled Godwit during a hike in the Cascade Mountains? There's no need to look any further! Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, these amazing guides are an absolute staple for any birder or amateur ornithologist. Each local species receives its own profile, along with descriptions of habitats and annotated photographs that highlight specific characteristics and other points of interest. Take bird watching to new heights!

The Treasure of Amelia Island (Florida Historical Fiction for Youth)

The Treasure of Amelia Island (Florida Historical Fiction for Youth) Review

The Treasure of Amelia Island (Florida Historical Fiction for Youth) Feature

• ISBN13: 9781561644162
• Condition: New
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In 1813 the children of Ana Jai Kingsley run from the Patriots straight into even more danger

Eleven-year-old Mary Kingsley recounts the tumultuous events of December 1813. Her family lived in La Florida, a Spanish territory under siege by Patriots from the United States of America. Patriots wanted to force Spain out of the land it had ruled for nearly three hundred years.

Mary is the youngest child of a former slave, Ana Jai Kingsley. Her father freed Mary and the rest of the family, but the Patriots don't care. They see no place for freed people of color in a new Florida. They want to make Mary and her family slaves again.

Against these mighty events, Mary decides to search for a legendary pirate treasure with her brother George and her half-brother Diego. This treasure hunt, filled with danger and recklessness, is compelling and unforgettable and it changes Mary Kingsley forever.

The Kingsley family actually existed in this era. Zephaniah Kingsley married the African slave Ana Jai. He freed her and their three children and they lived at a plantation that you can visit today in northeast Florida.

Ages 8-12

Fish Florida Saltwater: Better Than Luck--The Foolproof Guide to Florida Saltwater Fishing

Fish Florida Saltwater: Better Than Luck--The Foolproof Guide to Florida Saltwater Fishing Review

Whoo, tarpon, snook, barracuda! Florida's saltwaters have always been the best places in the world to catch these and many other feisty game fishes. Now, Boris Arnov, avid Florida fisherman and fishing school proproetor, has written a unique guide to tell you when, where, and how to catch more than 35 varieties of sport fish. Here you'll find the best bait, the best season, the best techniques, and the very best places to make the catch.

Visiting Small-Town Florida

Visiting Small-Town Florida Review

Visiting Small-Town Florida Feature

• ISBN13: 9781561644889
• Condition: New
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This new edition of Bruce Hunt’s popular guide reveals the real, old-time Florida still to be found on the back roads of the Sunshine state in little towns that lure you in with their quaintness and keep you there for a spell with their friendly occupants. The towns featured all have a population of less than 10,000. The author revisited all the towns in the book for this update. He chatted with the inhabitants to get the inside story on how things have changed—and how they haven’t. He introduces each town’s history, museums, galleries, antiques shops, local eateries, and anything else he could find, including fishing holes and unusual and endearing local characters. This travelogue and guidebook lets you experience the flavor of Florida’s back-road burgs and provides directions, addresses, phone numbers, and websites. Illustrated with the author’s photographs. Includes maps.

Florida's Seashells

Florida's Seashells Review

A guide to Florida seashells, including species common to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. 252 species of seashells, with a color photo of each, as beachcombers are most likely to find them.

The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida

The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida Review

The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida, was one of the final Confederate victories of the Civil War. Fought on the banks of the St. Marks River, the engagement assured Tallahassee's status as the only Southern capital east of the Mississippi not conquered

A Christmas in Two Egg, Florida: A Short Novel of Redemption

A Christmas in Two Egg, Florida: A Short Novel of Redemption Review

Old Ben lived on the outskirts of the strangely named Florida community of Two Egg and, to tell the truth, his life was not going so well. Alone and forgotten, Ben was in need of redemption, but he never imagined the way it would come. Christmas in Two Egg, Florida is the first novel from noted Southern writer and historian Dale Cox and spins the unexpected story of a forgotten man, Confederate gold, a place called Two Egg and an unlikely Christmas visitor. Set in the days of the Great Depression, but timeless in the story it tells, the book is the story of a man, his neighbors and the day God answered their prayers.