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Philadelphia Zoo staff reads a storybook to guests in PECO Primate Reserve as part of the Animal Tales series.

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
Philadelphia Zoo staff reads a storybook to guests in PECO Primate Reserve as part of the Animal Tales series.
Philadelphia Zoo staff introduces an ambassador animal to guests in PECO Primate Reserve as part of the Animal Tales series.
Philadelphia Zoo staff introduces an ambassador animal to guests in PECO Primate Reserve as part of the Animal Tales series.
Philadelphia Zoo staff reads a storybook to guests in PECO Primate Reserve as part of the Animal Tales series.