NATIONAL PARK abdopublishing.com National Parks EVERGLADES by Maddie Content Consultant Harold R Wanless PhD Department of Geological Sciences University of Miami Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing
CHAPTER ONE A RIVER OF GRASS The midmorning sun glints on the water The the swampy Shark River Slough Her tour group park ranger lifts one booted foot and steps into follows Small fish dart through the water Tall cypress trees rise from the marsh A white heron watches the group Tall sawgrass hugs the trees The group follows their guide farther into the waist-deep swamps of Everglades National Park A variety of habitats are found in Everglades National Park 5
