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 The Everglades

The Everglades
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     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 6
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   6.82

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    southern, easily, ecosystem, crocodile, level, kinds, common, important, home, engine, city, barely, reach, also, popular, boat
     content words:    Southern Florida, Seminole Indians, Many Seminoles, Lake Okeechobee, Shark Valley, Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, United States

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The Everglades
By Kathleen W. Redman 		  
1     Southern Florida is home to the Everglades. The Everglades have been home to the Seminole Indians for centuries. Many Seminoles live in the Everglades today.
 
2     Water in the Everglades is really a river. Some people call it a slow-moving flood. The river is water from Lake Okeechobee south of Orlando. As the water enters the Everglades, the river grows. It grows to be 40 miles wide and 100 miles long.
 
3     Almost 300 varieties of birds and 600 kinds of fish can be found in the Everglades. There are also more than 40 types of plants.

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