Special Event: Rampart Readers/Children’s Book Club–Book of the Month is Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynolds

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October 28 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Free

Join us October 28^th from 11am-1pm in the Visitor and Education Center @ Fort Monroe for Rampart Readers, a children’s book club partnership between Fort Monroe Authority and Hampton Public Library. This month, we are reading Amara and the Bats written and illustrated by Emma Reynolds, showcasing the power of determination and environmental activism in your own back yard through a little girl’s love of an unlikely nocturnal creature! After, spend some time with us to show off your love of these pollinators for a bat craft for National Bat Appreciation Week!

Details

Date:: October 28
Time:: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:: Free

Organizer

: Phyllis Terrell
Phone: (757) 251-2754
Email: PTERRELL@FORTMONROE.ORG

Venue

: Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center
: 30 Ingalls Road
Fort Monroe, VA 23651 United States + Google Map
Phone: 757 690-8181

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Special Event: Rampart Readers/Children’s Book Club–Book of the Month is Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynolds

October 28 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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