Rainforest Reads: Stories under the Canopy

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Sat 14 Dec 2024 - Sun 22 Dec 2024

Encouraging children to love and care for our local environment through story time



Children are invited to come along to visit a magical world of children’s environmental literature at Rainforest Reads: Stories under the Canopy , on specific days of the school holidays in December.

Three local eco-book authors are sharing their books with daily story time sessions, arts and crafts activities and inspirational displays. The objective is for children and their caregivers to fall in love with a shy and beautiful moth; a bum-breathing turtle looking for a friend; and the little Wallum sedgefrog, whose habitat is springing back to life after a bushfire.



Rainforest Reads : Stories under the Canopy sessions are FREE for children and families to attend. The authors will be reading their stories every day at 9.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm from Saturday 14 December to Tuesday 17 December; and then again from Thursday 19 December to Sunday 22 December.
Even though the sessions are FREE, registration is essential and may be done online here.



Featured books:
Children will love the story of Luca, a child who meets a special and endangered moth in the rainforest
and discovers that she needs one type of vine to survive. Published by Bolly Gum Books, November 2024.
A story of fire and nature that takes young readers on a wander through the wallum, after a healthy bushfire. Native flowers emerge and seeds are thrown, with burrows being prepared for the start of new life. Published by CSIRO, June 2023.
Children under 10 will be fascinated when meeting Rocky, the punk, bum-breathing Mary River turtle. Rocky is on the lookout for another turtle just like him, but must first deal with threatening feral animals and weeds that are overtaking his habitat. Will he survive? Published by Sunshine Coast Council, November 2024.



By bringing ecology into the ‘classroom’, our beautiful local ecosystems are showcased to children from a young age, encouraging them to love and care for the environment.

Frequently asked questions:
No, this is not a drop-off activity. Children must be accompanied by their caregiver, who must stay and remain responsible for their supervision.
The titles featured in Rainforest Reads are targeted at early childhood, however, all children under 12 years of age will enjoy the stories.
The Theatrette is on level 1 in the Rainforest Discovery Centre and can be accessed via lift or stairs.



Location: Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Cairncross Theatrette, Level 1 Rainforest Discovery Centre, 148 Mountain View Road, Maleny
Dates and times: Saturday 14 December to Tuesday 17 December, 9.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm AND Thursday 19 December to Sunday 22 December, 9.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm.
Please note that each session is approximately one hour long.
Registration is essential and may be done online here.

Come along these school holidays to listen to these inspirational stories and learn all about the cute characters in the books; have fun making book-inspired crafts and relax in the rainforest reading corner at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve.

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