Bernadette Peters Set for Bronx Zoo Reading, 6/25

Animal Tales Extravaganza at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo continues in June with celebrity children's book readings, live performances, and costume character meet-and-greets. Each weekend through Sunday, June 26 features top-rated children's entertainment in the New York Life Main Stage at the zoo's Fisher-Price® Little People^TM Grizzly Goodies picnic area.

Don't miss Broadway sensation Bernadette Peters reading Stella is a Star on Saturday, June 25. Performing their original show "If You Really Love Polar Bears..." on the Wild Asia Plaza, Making Books Sing will entertain and empower children through music, theater, puppetry, and physical comedy. Kids can walk through larger-than-life pages of some of the most popular children's stories as the zoo transforms new and classic tales into unforgettable interactive experiences including Penguin Group USA's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle; Simon & Schuster's Alphabet by Matthew Van Fleet; Macmillan's Moon Bear, by Brenda Z. Guiberson; and Random House's Wild About Books, by Judy Sierra.

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adult admission is $16, children (3-12 years old) $12, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $14. Parking is $13 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit www.bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010.

If you would like to guide your readers or viewers to a web link where they can make donations in support of helping save wildlife and wild places, please direct them to: www.wcs.org/donation.

 

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes