An urban zoo is no longer simply a place to visit on a Saturday. It can serve as vital civic infrastructure — a partner in education, health, climate resilience, conservation, and community identity.

In the days leading up to Hurricane Melissa ripping through Jamaica, one zoo began preparing to secure the 1,5000 animals in their care. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday morning ...

ABRAHAM RIGHT NOW. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT WE’RE JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY FROM HALLOWEEN, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS FOR THOSE IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY FOR BOTH KIDS AND ...

STATEN ISLAND, NY -- The Staten Island Zoo has secured $7 million in funding for a renovation project focused on the Children’s Center, with the goal of making the area more accessible to special ...

Nicole O’Neill's children loved going to the Holtsville zoo when they were growing up, and one of them now works there. The retired teacher said her students, some with visual impairments, delighted ...

Google has updated the list of Google products and services that use the Google Read Aloud user agent. The updated page also says that the "service provides an audio version of web pages by ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Children’s Zoo’s annual event, Zoo Lights Powered by LES, will now open before Thanksgiving this year, resulting in more opportunities to attend this popular holiday ...

The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you board books for babies, R.L. Stine’s favorite Halloween books for kids, zany read-alouds, the essential Shel Silverstein, graphic novels for Dav ...

NEW BEDFORD — As of Saturday, Oct. 4, the long-awaited Animal Ambassador Center at Buttonwood Park Zoo is open to everyday zoo visitors who will be able to have close, interactive encounters with ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Six months of author read-alouds, free literacy activities, book giveaways, and a nationwide challenge to read 100 books. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Zeman’s Oscar-contending documentary Checkpoint Zoo will become available to rent at home this Saturday to mark World Animal Day, Abramorama and GATHR announced today. Under the ...