{"id":9938,"date":"2020-01-16T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T14:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/?p=9938"},"modified":"2020-03-05T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:56:07","slug":"dc-and-the-los-angeles-zoo-partner-for-reading-with-zoo-per-heroes-at-the-l-a-zoo-february-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/dc-and-the-los-angeles-zoo-partner-for-reading-with-zoo-per-heroes-at-the-l-a-zoo-february-8\/","title":{"rendered":"DC AND THE LOS ANGELES ZOO PARTNER FOR READING WITH ZOO-PER HEROES AT THE L.A. ZOO FEBRUARY 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Saturday, February 8, 2020, DC and the Los Angeles Zoo are encouraging families to turn off the TV, leave the house, and spend the day together enjoying superheroes, graphic novels, and up-close animal demonstrations at \u201cDC Presents: Reading with Zoo-per Heroes at the L.A. Zoo.\u201d The all-day event will feature interactive presentations with live animals, signings, author\/artist meet and greets, as well as free giveaways, photo ops with a costumed Batman, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The festivities will take place within the L.A. Zoo at Treetops Terrace next to the Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel. Activities are free to attend with the purchase of Zoo admission and free for Zoo members. The full day of programming from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will kick off with an honorary naming ceremony of one of the Zoo\u2019s green and black poison dart frogs. The frog will be named \u201cRussell,\u201d after the main character in Kirk Scroggs\u2019s critically acclaimed \u201cThe Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid<\/a>.\u201d The graphic novel follows middle schooler Russell Weinwright as he navigates the highs and lows of middle school as a half-swamp creature\/half-human and befriends a tree frog that makes its home in his arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the 10:30 a.m. naming ceremony, Zoo attendees can participate in various all-day activities and enjoy fun presentations at the top of every hour. Programming highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n