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Florida Aquarium reads water-cycle pages as part of Spring Into Science Reading Challenge
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Summary
A Florida Aquarium staff member recorded a brief read-aloud of the children's book "Up, Down and All Around" for the Spring Into Science Reading Challenge, highlighting the water cycle and directing Hillsborough County readers to ReadOnMyON.com to finish the book.
Roger, a staff member at The Florida Aquarium, spoke to Hillsborough County readers during a short recorded message and read pages from the children's book "Up, Down and All Around" as part of the Spring Into Science Reading Challenge. He promoted the aquarium's wetlands exhibit and the ReadOnMyON.com website for families who want to continue the story.
The reading emphasized basic steps of the water cycle. "The water cycle begins as water flows down from deep mountain lakes," Roger said, and he described how water also "springs up from deep within the earth" before running into rivers and oceans. He invited listeners to continue the book online: "If you'd like to finish this book with Pebbles and I, go to ReadOnMyON.com."
The segment named the program—Spring Into Science Reading Challenge—and positioned reading as a way for children to learn about nature alongside aquarium exhibits. Roger identified the setting as the aquarium's wetlands exhibit and introduced a companion character, Pebbles, during the reading.
The message is outreach and promotional in nature: it encourages families and children in Hillsborough County to pair reading with informal science learning during spring break. The recording provided no details about dates for the program, registration, or any associated costs; those details were not specified in the transcript.
The Florida Aquarium's short read-aloud reinforces the water-cycle concepts covered in the book and points families to ReadOnMyON.com for the remainder of the story.
