Background Information Americans have a craze for the sun. The most desirable place in the American sun is the coastline of southern California, but Florida is perhaps the most popular state in the Sun Belt. In fact, it calls itself" The Sunshine state” It has a subtropical climate and is ideal for a winter vacation. From november to march northerners and easterners come to lie on the warm, sandy beaches of Miami. palm beach and the other resorts along the coast. And that is why the boys and girls in our story are so eager to leave the gray",cold city of New York to vacation in florida More to learnBackground Information Americans have a craze for the sun. The most desirable place in the American sun is the coastline of southern California, but Florida is perhaps the most popular state in the Sun Belt. In fact, it calls itself “The Sunshine State”. It has a subtropical climate and is ideal for a winter vacation. From November to March northerners and easterners come to lie on the warm, sandy beaches of Miami, Palm Beach and the other resorts along the coast. And that is why the boys and girls in our story are so eager to leave the “gray” , “cold” city of New York to vacation in Florida. More to learn