Florida Stuff 7

A

What's this place?                   It's the Everglades.

What is it?        It's a big swamp in south Florida.

                                 What's there?           There's water and alligators.

Can we go and visit?   Yes, there are tours of the swamp. 

The Everglades is the largest swamp in America. It's also

the biggest Mangrove forest in the world. The Everglades

are a protected environment

What's this map of?          It's a map of the Everglades.

Does that alligator live there?  Yes, he does.

B

What's that?         That's an old airplane.

What's this a picture of?      It's the first flight.

Where was it?          It was in North Carolina.

Who are those people?      They are the Wright Brothers.

What did they do?         They built the first airplane.

What's this airplane?    It's the first commercial spaceship.

What do you mean?    We can ride as passengers.

What's the name of the ship?   It's called the VSS Enterprise. 

This spacecraft made its' first flight yesterday.

It was a success. It flew from California

and then landed again in California.

C

                            Who's that?      It's Christopher Columbus.
                            Who was he?   He discovered the 'New World'.
                            Where did he come from?  He came from Spain.
                            Was he Spanish?     No, he was Italian.
                            What did he find?    He found lot's of beaches.

It was Columbus Day yesterday in America.
There were parades and celebrations throughout
the New World. What date did he land? He landed
on October 13th in the Bahamas.


                                                                                 D

What kind of a cat is that?    It's a cougar.

Have you ever seen one before?    I've only seen this animal in a zoo.

Does it live in the Everglades?   Yes, it does.

This is a really nice animal. It's an endangered species.

The cougar or panther is a protected animal.

Have a nice day!!