this time the novel is about a boy and his fox Attention kids ages 10 to 14: explore the world of “Pax” by Sara Pennypacker in this awesome program just for summer readers like you!
What: Books Alive: “Pax” (Ages 10-14)
When: Friday, July 29 – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: The West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road (Rt. 87), Russell Township
To celebrate this book about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox, we’ll try all the tricks of sight, sound and smell a fox like Pax would use to find his way home.
We’ll hike to the site of a fox den at The West Woods. Though it’s unlikely that we’ll encounter any live foxes during the middle of the day, we’ll view photos taken by cameras in Geauga Park District, find out how to recognize the smell of a fox, and practice tracking their footprints and scat.
Since the book also features some peacefully breathtaking illustrations by Jon Klassen, we’ll also practice drawing …show more content…
Pax’s chapters are chock-full of the gestures, scents and sounds that constitute fox communication. I wanted to have a program for folks who were intrigued by the descriptions in Pax and wanted to learn more about the world of Red Foxes.”
Registration is required at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or 440-286-9516, which you may also call with questions. Please dress to be indoors and also in the day’s weather as we venture outside. Activities will be partially wheelchair accessible, but we can adapt for any ability level; email Naturalist Chris Mentrek at cmentrek@geaugaparkdistrict.org for details.
Psst...! Have you see our Pax mascot at The West Woods Nature Center? Stop in this August for a self-serve scavenger hunt partnered with this program!
Geauga Park District is online at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and
What: Books Alive: “Pax” (Ages 10-14)
When: Friday, July 29 – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: The West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road (Rt. 87), Russell Township
To celebrate this book about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox, we’ll try all the tricks of sight, sound and smell a fox like Pax would use to find his way home.
We’ll hike to the site of a fox den at The West Woods. Though it’s unlikely that we’ll encounter any live foxes during the middle of the day, we’ll view photos taken by cameras in Geauga Park District, find out how to recognize the smell of a fox, and practice tracking their footprints and scat.
Since the book also features some peacefully breathtaking illustrations by Jon Klassen, we’ll also practice drawing …show more content…
Pax’s chapters are chock-full of the gestures, scents and sounds that constitute fox communication. I wanted to have a program for folks who were intrigued by the descriptions in Pax and wanted to learn more about the world of Red Foxes.”
Registration is required at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or 440-286-9516, which you may also call with questions. Please dress to be indoors and also in the day’s weather as we venture outside. Activities will be partially wheelchair accessible, but we can adapt for any ability level; email Naturalist Chris Mentrek at cmentrek@geaugaparkdistrict.org for details.
Psst...! Have you see our Pax mascot at The West Woods Nature Center? Stop in this August for a self-serve scavenger hunt partnered with this program!
Geauga Park District is online at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and