Story Time Tuesdays: Animal Tales
Join us for an all-ages and family-friendly story time followed by a meet-and-greet with an animal you may recognize from the book!
Introducing: Animal Tales! This summer-long literacy series includes a storybook reading from a roster of guest readers from our partner organizations followed by a meet-and-greet with one of the Zoo’s ambassador animals. This series is designed to spark a passion for protecting animals and this beautiful planet we all call home. See below for the schedule:
- July 1: Art Reach reading “Zomo the Rabbit” by Gerald McDermott
- July 8: WE Pac reading “Diary of a Spider” by Doreen Cronin
- July 15: Philadelphia Family Pride reading “Prickly Hedgehogs!” by Jane McGuinness
- July 22: Read by Fourth reading “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey
- July 29: WHYY reading “JabutĂ the Tortoise: a Trickster Tale from the Amazon” by McDermott, Gerald
- August 5: Indigenous PA Project reading “Muskrat and Skunk / Sinkpe Na Maka: A Lakota Drum Story”
- August 12: Please Touch Museum reading “Turtle Splash” by Cathryn Falwell
- August 19: Joyful Readers reading “If an Armadillo went to a Restaurant” by Ellen Fischer