Florida Lighthouses For Kids

by Elinor De Wire

• Why are some lighthouses tall and others short? • Who invented the best lighthouse lens? • What do the colors mean on lighthouses? • How can a lighthouse float on the sea? • Which Florida lighthouse is sometimes is mistaken for a rocket? • Why did Seminoles set fire to Cape Florida Lighthouse? • What two Florida lighthouses appear on postage stamps? • Why did a cat parachute off St. Augustine Lighthouse? • Which Florida lighthouse wears colorful holiday lights? • Where do Florida’s skeleton lighthouses and spider lighthouses stand? • Why did the Coast Guard name a ship in honor of a Florida lightkeeper? • When is Florida Lighthouse Day celebrated? • How do Florida lighthouses run automatically? Florida Lighthouses for Kids answers these questions and more. A lively text, rich in pictures, details the history and lore of Florida’s thirty-three lighthouses. From old Amelia Island Light to tall Ponce de Leon Inlet Light, from the battered sentinel at Key West to the sturdy brick tower a