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Book cover titled 'St. Augustine A to Z: A Young Reader's Guide to America's Oldest City' featuring a cartoon illustration of a pirate and a girl in pirate costumes, a pirate ship in the background, a crocodile, palm trees, and flowers.

St. Augustine A to Z is an award-winning, rhyming, ABC adventure book that explores St. Augustine, Florida’s, historical figures and landmarks. You’ll see a Fort, a Lighthouse, a Pirate ship, Spanish conquistadors, and much more. Travelers will enjoy the map that guides their tour of our nation’s oldest city. Interactive activity pages are also included for additional learning and fun. A great gift for kids and grandkids, full of places to go, people to meet, and a memorable resource for families who want to discover St. Augustine together.

Juvenile Nonfiction / Local History & Travel / Alphabet

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Susan Calfee shares her love of history and learning in this child's-eye view of St. Augustine's sights. With captivating illustrations by Oscar Senn, fact and flavor come alive, spelled out alphabetically in rhyming verse. A multi-layered mix of critters and colors, concepts and characters, will appeal to youngsters from Pre-K through Elementary grades. The book's enduring treasures are the building blocks of words, language, and knowledge - 26 little letters. Oh, what those 26 magic letters can do!

Praise for the Book

With a winning combination of whimsical rhymes and smile-inducing illustrations by Oscar Senn, Susan Calfee’s St. Augustine A to Z opens young minds to the heritage of the nation’s oldest city. Learning has never been so much fun!

— Victor DiGenti - Author

Pirates, Pelicans, and Ponce de Leon, Oh my! St. Augustine A to Z is an entertaining way to introduce young readers to the history and charms of the nation’s oldest city.

— Jane R. Wood - Author

A delightful invitation to the imagination as Susan Calfee takes her young readers on a tour of America’s Oldest City as they explore a new world of words.

— Deborah Gianoulis - CEO of the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership

Collection of St. Augustine A to Z activity materials including a colorful map, puzzle pages, coloring pages, and instructions for play.

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