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Story Safari at the Houston Zoo!

Posted by in Animal Fun Facts,Classes/Programs,Education Office,Fun on grounds,Public Programs,Uncategorized

Have you met Bennett and Viviana? They are the Houston Zoo’s Story Safari storytellers! Everyday in the Children’s Zoo Butterfly Stage at 10:30AM and 11:00AM, Bennett and Viviana bring to life wonderful and exciting stories for children of all ages. To learn more about them and the rest of the Houston Zoo’s Education staff click here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“There’s a wolf in the woods and everyone says, “She’s big, she’s bad, she’s old, and she’s HAIRY! Best leave her alone, she is mean and scary. But we wanted to know, so we crept a little bit closer…” 

Want to know what happens next? Come find out with us! We’ll be reading “What’s the Time, Grandma Wolf?” by Ken Brown each day during Zoo Boo – October 14th – 31st. Hope to see you there!

 

Zoo Library

Posted by in Education Office

The Education Library at the Houston Zoo

The Education Library at the Houston Zoo

Here in the Education Department, we maintain a library of books for use during our education programs.  These books range from animal reference books and curriculum resources to storybooks and board books, and we use them for many of our programs, from Wild Wheels to Camp Zoofari.  We currently have nearly 1800 titles, with multiple copies of many of them. 

One of my roles in the Education Department is to maintain the library.  This includes several tasks: putting the books back in order after Camp Zoofari, conducting an annual book inventory, and keeping the inventory list up to date by adding new books when we get them.

The newest additions to the Education library

The newest additions to the Education library

Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the Friends of the Houston Public Library Children’s Book Sale.  This is where the books that are “discarded” from all the Library branches end up for sale, with the proceeds benefitting the Library.  Of course, the Zoo benefitted as well; with all the books costing $2 at most, we got 11 new storybooks for less than $15! 

If you come to one of our programs, look for a book.  If you find one, it has probably been on my desk or in my hands at least once!