Jackson-George Regional Library System invites you to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday! Throughout August, join Smokey Bear at your local library to learn about wildfires and the environment. Engage in reading activities, earn badges and prizes, and take action to make a difference.
Did you know 9 out of 10 wildfires are caused by people? Smokey Bear knows, and he needs your help to prevent them! By participating in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge, you can educate yourself about wildfire prevention and the environment while having fun and earning rewards.
Smokey Bear turns 80 this year! To honor his birthday, the Jackson-George Regional Library System is hosting a special reading challenge. Children can read books, earn badges, and win prizes while learning about the importance of wildfire prevention.
Get Started Today! Only YOU can prevent wildfires! Visit your local library to learn more about how you can participate in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge and help Smokey Bear celebrate his 80th birthday. Let’s work together to protect our environment and prevent wildfires.
Here are some great books available at your local branches to get you started:
- The Hike by Allison Farrell
- Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground by Tera Kelly
- Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
- Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
- Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
- Finding Fire by Logan Kline
- Redwoods by Jason Chin
- Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell
- Controlled Burn by Erion Soderberg Downing
- Fire in Their Eyes: Wildfire and People Who Fight Them by Karen Magnuson Beil
Join us in celebrating Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday and help protect our environment by preventing wildfires. Visit your local Jackson-George Regional Library System branch today!
