Welcome to the
Backyard Action Hero Website
Presented by Toyota/Georgetown
What is a Backyard Action Hero?
A Backyard Action Hero (BAH) is a kid who is really into wildlife and
habitats and is ready to take
action to help protect them. A BAH cares
about
the animals and plants in his/her own backyard
and in other parts of
the world! The Louisville
Zoo is a really great place to learn all
about plants and animals.
About the
Backyard Action Hero Guidebook
The 2011-2012 Backyard Action Hero Guidebook is
all about BEARS! Inside you’ll find a history of bears and you’ll be
introduced to the eight living bear species. There’s a brief
explanation of the scientific classification system and instructions on
how to create a food web. Best of all, the book contains stories about
our grizzly and polar bears along with some great pictures.
Click here to download the 2011-12 Guidebook.
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WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!
Teachers - if you have received and used the Guidebook, click
here to
take a short survey. Thanks!
It’s full of fun facts and awesome activities that you can do by yourself or with family and friends. You’ll discover ways that YOU can help protect the environment. It’s not only cool to help with conservation – it can be fun too!
You can also download previous year's guidebooks. (Note, all books require Adobe Acrobat to read. You can download this program by clicking here.)
2009: Adventures In The
Tundra
2008: Wetlands
2007: Creepy
Crawlies (Spiders, snakes, frogs and more)
2006: Deciduous Forests
Thanks to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky and
Publishers Printing for their
support of this project.
The 2011-12 Backyard Action Hero Guidebook
was written by Marcelle Gianelloni,
Doug McCoy and Jennifer McMaster
Designed by Robert Kemnitz
Edited by Jennifer McMaster and Debbie Sebree
Photos by Kyle Shepherd, Andrew Fore Photography, Robert Kemnitz, Polar Bears International and Shuttestock
Illustrations by Moonlight Graphic Works / Stephen Sebree
Printing by Publishers Printing
Produced by the Louisville Zoo
The Backyard Action Hero Program and its characters
are owned by the Louisville Zoo.
Website designed and organized by
Robert D. Kemnitz