Zelda Goes to the Zoo
Follow Zelda through the Alphabet Zoo as she tries to find an animal that starts with a Z.
What animals will she find along the way? Join her as you meet friends and learn fun facts about each animal.
We’re going to the zoo, and Zelda is inviting YOU!
Where in this zoo could my animal be?
Facilitating Zoo Facts
The goal for this alphabet adventure is to teach more than the A-B-Cs and name 26 different animals. I want Zelda—and, more importantly, her audience—to learn something unusual about each animal through "zoo facts."
Teachers and parents, looking for a fun activity or lesson plan for your students? Click here for a lesson outline and interactive worksheet!
Conservation through Curiosity
The purpose of these "zoo facts” is to facilitate a teaching moment and pique children's curiosity to learn more about how and where these amazing animals live in the world. Why are lemur's tails longer than their bodies? How old is the oldest tortoise? (On record: 187 years old.) And why do iguanas sneeze?!
Teaching children about the extraordinary animals of our planet—and encouraging them to find creative ways to protect native environments and species—can empower future generations of conservationists.
10% of each purchase goes to support the following conservation efforts.
Alaska Wildlife
Conservation Center
“The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides them with spacious enclosures and quality animal care. Most of the animals that arrive at the AWCC become permanent residents and will always have a home here. The Center maintains over 200 acres of spacious habitats for animals to feel at home and display their natural ‘wild’ behavior.”*
Visit the AWCC: www.alaskawildlife.org
*Text taken from the AWCC website.
Big Bear Alpine Zoo
“The Big Bear Alpine Zoo is a rehabilitation facility offering injured, orphaned and imprinted wild animals a safe haven; temporarily while they heal or permanently as they are unable to survive on their own.
The zoo is currently home to animals and birds representing over 85 species and is located in San Bernardino County […] Our primary objective is to rescue, rehabilitate and release wild animals. […] Local, county, state and federal entities as well as other non-profit organizations and the public turn to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo to help animals in need.”*
Visit the Big Bear Alpine Zoo: https://bigbearzoo.org/
*Text taken from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo website.
Where in the world is Zelda?
Belvedere Tiburon Library
Meadow Park Elementary School
United States: California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Montana, Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia
Globally: United States, Australia, South Korea, Finland, Scotland, England
Appearances: Bowers Books for Kids (August 2023). Meadow Park Elementary’s Read Across America Day (March 2023).
If you would like proceeds donated to your conservation organization in the United States, please contact us! We’d love to find out more about your organization’s goals and see how we can contribute to greater conservation efforts.
