Zebras are herbivorous mammals native to Africa! There are three species, the Grevy's zebra, the mountain zebra, and the plains zebra. Related to horses and donkeys, they spend 60% of their time eating, and each one of them has distinctive patterns and stripes. This day is in place to raise awareness about conservation needs. The Grevy's zebra is considered endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species, as its population has decreased by 54% over the past three decades. Zebras face risks of poaching, hunted for their meat and skin.
We haven't celebrated Zebra day at school before because it is usually before school starts, but school starts for our students before the 31st this year so we have put together a small display of zebra books.
The most borrowed zebra book in our library is Ziggy the Zebra by Jan Latta and no doubt it will be again this year as her books are popular with the students who do the Premier's Reading Challenge.
My favourite zebra story to read aloud is Greedy Zebra by Mwenye Hadithi. The students love discovering why the zebra looks as it does.
The Zebra's Great Escape by Katherine Rundell is a longer picture book, but it is such a wonderful adventure.
A Zeal of Zebras is a quirky book with great illustrations about collective nouns.
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Zebras! They almost don’t seem real. Perhaps one day you’ll see one in the wilds of Africa!
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