Events

If you kids love science or just plain love to learn, this is going to be an program for them! Author and Conservancy Educator, Heidi Rader, will present an AMAZING program about her work with sea turtles followed by a signing of her new book, MOON OVER BIOKO: SEA TURTLES OF BIOKO ISLAND.  Illustrator Holly Smith will lead a children's art demonstration, and Peter Muir, book designer, will guide you through the process of how a book is created.  By Heidi Rader and Illustrated by Holly Smith Deme, a 10 year old boy from the village of Ureca dreams of someday following in his father’s footsteps working as a member of the sea turtle census team collecting data and monitoring the nesting habits of four endangered species of sea turtles that nest on the black sand beaches of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. His father promises Deme that if he studies his school lessons and does well, he will allow him to accompany him one night on a turtle census. Impressed by Deme’s desire to learn, his father makes good on his promise. Moon Over Bioko follows Deme as he discovers on his journey from the classroom to the black sand beaches, the value of an education, and the importance of the preservation of not only the sea turtles of ioko Island, but of all living things, through good conservation practices.     This event kicks off a full week for the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy at Harleysville Books.  They lost their entire children's library during the floods caused by Hurricane Irene.  We are working together to help rebuild their library and we're asking for your support.  Let us know you are a Perkiomen Watershed Supporter and 20% of your purchases during the week will help rebuild their library.