WEEK 6

Where are we going for Week #6 of Seekonk Safari Camp?
The hint....

In the land of Giant Pandas,

Is where you will find me.

So let's meet in the city,

Where the Olympics will be!

 

               Did you guess where we’re going???                

 

 

Journey   

If you guessed Beijing, China, you are correct!

 

 

Summer Palace, Northwest side of Beijing

 

 

                 Let's see....how many miles did we travel??

                        To find out how many miles we traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to

                        Beijing, China click here. Then scroll down to see the map of where we

                        started and where we are now! How many miles did we travel?

 

                        What time is it?

                        What time is it now in Beijing, China? And remember to scroll down to see the weather.

                        What should we wear?

                        Where am I?             

                        See a  simple map showing where Beijing is located.

                        A more detailed map is here.

                        

 

Listen and Explore  

 How many animals can you name that live in China? Listen to ten different ones here!

Now let's venture outside of the city of Beijing to discover some of them...

 

Tigers! See the South China Tiger and others.

Clouded Leopards and scroll down to see the video.

Chinese Alligator 

Golden Monkey

Red-Crowned Crane

 

Beijing

 

And our animal of the week.....the Giant Panda!

 

 

Get the facts about pandas. Includes information about their habitat, physical description, behavior etc...

Read the article Bear of a Job. It's about how the pandas in the National Zoo in Washington, DC might help their endangered Chinese cousins survive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities!

Pandas, pandas, pandas! Piece together a puzzle, make a mask, take a quiz, do a crossword and more! Explore the options here!

 

Time for a campfire

and time for the final installment of Ellen versus the Snakes*. How will Ellen's adventure end???

            To read or listen to part 6 (or previous installments) CLICK HERE 

 

*Ellen versus the Snakes is an original story written and performed by Mark Binder.

 

Our visit to Beijing and other destinations in China may be over but you can always read more by visiting the Library or searching our catalog for books, magazines, movies, and more! Click here to log on to the Library's on-line catalog. (Your User ID: Library barcode, PIN: last 4 digits of your phone number.)

 

Did you enjoy Seekonk Safari Camp? Let us know by e-mailing Mary Ellen or Sharon at msiniak@seekonkpl.org or sclarke@seekonkpl.org

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