This year’s winning authors of the Great Tree Story Essay Contest for the Fort Worth ISD’s third graders receive an exclusive tour of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s “Butterflies in the Garden” event. They also receive a personal copy of the charming children’s book, “Isabel’s House of Butterflies” by Tony Johnston. Join them and the live fluttering tropical butterflies in the Garden’s conservatory to hear Tony Johnston’s story of how Isabel saves a Monarch roosting tree near her home in Mexico from being destroyed. The authors will share their prize winning stories and participants learn some fascinating facts about the North American Monarch from the Garden’s entomologist, Gail Manning. Each registered site will receive a digital copy of a “Monarch and Milkweed Jeopardy Game” created by the BRIT staff. The game focuses on the life cycles of both the Monarch and Milkweed plant and their critical plant/animal relationship to extend the videoconference experience.
Friday, April 9th
10:30 - 11;15 a.m. CST
FREE!
Contact Lori Hamm at
lhamm@esc11.net
