Book excerpt: Bring the history of Florida to life through intriguing primary source documents! Exploring Florida's Geography, Culture, and Climate is a nonfiction reader that provides social studies content aligned to state standards. Used in the classroom or at home, this high-interest book includes engaging images and important text features such as captions, an index, and a glossary. Explore Florida's culture with this resource that builds vocabulary and literacy skills, while learning history, geography, and other social studies topics.