Animals of the Gulf Coast Illuminated Letters: Color Art and Activity Book

Each of these 26 illuminated letters of the alphabet features a hand-drawn image of a Gulf Coast animal with a floral background. On the back of each letter page, there is a short paragraph about the featured animal along with several open-ended questions. A page of additional open-ended questions from across the curriculum can be found at the back of the book. The book also includes a crossword puzzle, word-search puzzle, word scramble, and maze. The featured animals include American black bear, bald eagle, catfish (hardhead catfish) , dolphin, egret, fox (red fox) , gull (laughing gull) , hawk (red-tailed hawk) , ibis, jellyfish, king snake, lightning whelk, Mississippi alligator, North American beaver, octopus, pelican, quail (bob-white) , raccoon, squirrel (flying squirrel) , turkey, ungulate (hooved quadrapeds like deer) , viper, wild bobcat, xiphias swordfish, yellow hammer, and zebra butterfly. This color art and activity book is an useful resource for middle school, high school, or home-school units of study on animals.