7/28/15 Hero #4 Incredible Bats
Hero #4 of our "Every Hero Has a Story" summer reading program was Sharon Peterson. Sharon is an elementary school teacher and has been trained by Bat Conservation International in the conservation of bats. She brought along several live Egyptian Fruit Bats and an African Straw-Colored Fruit Bat. Her "Incredible Bats" program featured a slide presentation and then she brought out the live bats. The slide presentation was very informative but seeing the bats live and in person was the real show stopper. Children were allowed to pet a bat while Sharon held it and walked around the room t