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 2009-2010 Backyard Action Hero Guidebook is called “Adventures in the Tundra.”  It focuses on some of the harshest ecosystems in the world!  It also talks about some of the animals that live there and the adaptations they’ve made in order to survive.  Plus you’ll learn a little bit about the cool exhibit the Zoo is building called Glacier Run.  So grab your mittens and strap on your chapka (that’s a hat) – and get ready for another great eco-adventure with Alden, Skye, Tanya and Wade – the Backyard Action Hero crew!

Click here to download the 2009-10 Guidebook.

Click here to take a survey and win prizes!

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.)
 
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 2009-10 Backyard Action Hero Guidebook
was written by
Doug McCoy and Jennifer McMaster

Edited by Kara Bussabarger, Debbie Sebree & Marcelle Gianelloni

Photos by Kara Bussabarger & Shutterstock

Art Direction by Moonlight Graphic Works / Stephen Sebree

Design and Illustration by Paul H. Ayres

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

www.louisvillezoo.org/BAH