Preschoolers and their parents will share time together
hearing stories about animals and nature this spring at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Museum of Natural History.
Story Time at the Museum is a free, public program that
brings natural history to life through books read by UW-Stevens Point students.
Each session also includes an activity or art project related to the story.
Story Time is held biweekly on Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m.
beginning Feb. 9 (no session will be held March 22). Call 715-346-2858 to
register, then meet at the museum on the first floor of the University Library,
900 Reserve Street. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This semester’s programs and book titles include:
·
Feb. 9, “Hippo Goes Bananas” – What is causing
hippo to bellow, spin in circles and crash into a tree?
·
Feb. 23, “Pierre the Penguin: A True Story” –
Pierre the penguin is losing his feathers. What can the zookeepers do to help
him?
·
March 8, “The Hermit Crab” – Hermit crabs
usually hide in their shells, but when one becomes a hero, he doesn’t know how
to deal with the attention.
·
April 5, “Bats at the Library” – A colony of
bats explores a library and settles in for story time.
·
April 19, “Little Tree” – When autumn arrives, a
little tree does not want to let go of his leaves.
·
May 3, “Dinosaurs Love Underpants” – How did
dinosaurs become extinct? Because of an underwear war!