1. A Step by Step Guide to the Sunshine State By: Leila Villacorta
The ABC’s of Florida
A Step by Step Guide to the Sunshine State
By: Leila Villacorta

2. Alligator and Biking Trail
B is for Biking Trail
The Pinellas Trail is a 47
mile hiking/biking trail
connecting St. Petersburg
with Central and north
Pinellas County, is the
longest urban
linear trail in the
eastern
United States.
A is for Alligator
The state Reptile

3. Census and Disney World
C is for the 2011 Census
State population in 2011: 19,057,542
D is for Disney World
One of the State main attractions

4. Economy and Forests E is for Economy
Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, sugarcane, dairy products
Industry: Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing,
transportation equipment, machinery
F is for Forests in Florida
The National Forests in Florida protect more than 1.2million acres in North and Central Florida
The National Forests in Florida also manages
the 1,400-mile Florida Trail, one of eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States.
These include the Apalachicola, Osceola and Ocala.

5. Gatorade and Hurricane Season
G is for Gatorade
Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed
H is for Hurricane Season
The six-month hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30 and Floridians have learned to be ready when a storm threatens the area. More Information: Nation al Hurricane Center

6. “In god we trust” and NFL Jaguars
J is for the Jacksonville Jaguars
The NFL football team for Jacksonville
I is for “In god we trust” which is the state motto

7. King George and Legoland
K is for Old Kings Road
The first graded road built in Florida was Old Kings Road in It was named for King George of England.
L is for Legoland
A theme park in Winter Haven, FL
One of the main attractions in Florida

8. Mockingbird and State Nickname
M is for Mockingbird
The state bird for Florida is the Mockingbird
An individual mockingbird can know hundreds of different songs. The mockingbird's scientific name, Mimus polyglottos means "Mimic of many tongues" in Greek.
N is for the state Nickname
Florida’s nickname is “The Sunshine State” because the weather is always sunny

9. Orange Blossom & Palmetto Palm
P is for the Palmetto Palm
The palmetto Palm is Florida’s state tree
O is for the Orange Blossom
The orange blossom is Florida’s state flower

10. Quarterbacks and Rick Scott
G is for Florida’s NFL Quarterback
Jaguars Starting QB Is Blaine Gabbert
R is for Rick Scott
Rick Scott is the Governor of Florida

11. Stone Crab and Tallahassee
T is for Tallahassee
Tallahassee is the Capital of Florida
S is for Stone Crab
Stone crab is one of Florida’s delicacies

12. University of Florida & Vince Coleman
V is for Vince Coleman
Vince Coleman was born in Florida and he was a great MLB base stealer who set many base stealing records
U is for the University of Florida
The University of Florida (UF) is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university. The state’s oldest and most comprehensive university, UF is among the nation’s most academically diverse public universities.

13. Width East to West & Gulf of MeXico
X is for the Gulf of MeXico
The Gulf of Mexico borders Florida
W is for Width East to West
Florida’s width is 361 Miles

14. HistorY and Florida Zoological Park's
Z is for Florida’s Zoo’s
The zoo’s in Florida
H is for Florida’s History
People first reached Florida at least 12,000 years ago.
Florida began with the arrival of the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513.
Between April 2 and April 8, Ponce de León waded ashore on the northeast coast of Florida
He called the area la Florida, in honor of Pascua Florida ("feast of the flowers"),