Be
a hero!
Free statewide publication teaches
kids how to care for the environment
Everyone can be a conservation hero—even in
their own back yard. And the Louisville Zoo is teaching children how
to do just that.
The Zoo’s annual Backyard Action Hero
Guidebook publication is in the process of being distributed to more
than 300,000 students (third through sixth grade) throughout
Kentucky and southern Indiana.
The Guidebook, a colorful, kid-friendly
magazine produced through a grant from Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Kentucky, helps children discover ways they can help protect the
environment and is chocked full of fun facts and awesome activities
that children can do with their teacher at school, by themselves or
with family and friends. They find out that it’s not only cool to
help with conservation—it can be fun too! The Louisville Zoo is a
great place to learn about plants and animals.
The goal of the Guidebook and Backyard
Action Hero program is to teach kids about the importance of
conservation and inspire them to take action based on what they’ve
learned.
The 2008-2009 Backyard Action Hero
Guidebook focuses specifically on wetlands like swamps, marshes and
bogs. It also includes information on frogs and other animals that
depend on wetlands to survive.
The 2008-2009 Guidebook can be downloaded
for free at
www.louisvillezoo.org/BAH, and additional books can also be
picked up at the Zoo free of charge or requested through the website
while supplies last.
The 2008-2009 Backyard Action Hero
Guidebook is presented by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky and
also supported by Publishers Printing, Moonlight Graphic Works,
Jefferson County Public Schools and Coca-Cola.
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The Louisville Zoo, a non-profit organization and state zoo of
Kentucky, is dedicated to bettering the bond between people and our
planet by providing excellent care for animals, a great experience
for visitors, and leadership in scientific research and conservation
education. The Zoo is accredited by the American Association of
Museums (AAM) and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
For more information, visit www.louisvillezoo.org.
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