Jan. 7 Book Nook by the Bay: A Fractured Fairy Tale Performance

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAN. 7 BOOK BOOK FEATURES A "FRACTURED" FAIRY TALE PLAY
St. Pete Main Library Presents The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark

St. Petersburg, FL (Dec. 27, 2011) – The acting troupe from the St. Petersburg Main Library will present an inaugural performance of a (new) fairy tale play based on the Three Little Pigs classic at the next Book Nook by the Bay.

Beth Lindsay and Paul Loverne of the Youth Services Department will perform The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark, a book written by Ken Geist. The book is loosely based on the classic tale, The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf but takes place underwater.

Mamma tells her three little fish that it’s time for them to build their own homes, and they do!

An unwelcome visitor asks them: "Little fish, little fish, let me come in.” The response: "Not by the skin of my finny fin fin!”The big bad shark says: "Then I’ll munch, and I’ll crunch, and I’ll smash your house in!” You can guess what happens, watch the play or read the book to find out the ending!

January 7 Schedule

Paul Loverne and Beth Lindsay will answer questions about their puppet play and theater activities at the Main Library afterward. The craft activity will continue until noon.

About Book Nook
The Book Nook by the Bay is a literary event featuring Fresh Fish Theater and craft activity, Featured Creature facts, suggested reading by Youth Services Coordinator Beth Lindsay from the St. Petersburg Public Library System, the aquarium's marine science library and, of course, the reading of books. It is offered the first Saturday of each month and is free with a paid aquarium admission.

The Don CeSar's Beach House Suites is a sponsor of Book Nook by the Bay.

About The Pier Aquarium
Established in 1988, The Pier Aquarium is a private, non-profit aquarium and marine education center located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida at The Pier. It showcases 17 tanks of live fish and other marine life and educational exhibits on the first and second floors and an outdoor marine laboratory and teaching unit, the Roy G. Harrell, Jr. Education Station, located on the Pier approach.

Its mission is to enhance the public’s understanding of the value and fragility of the local and global marine environment through research, education and personal experiences. The Pier Aquarium serves as the "public face” for the St. Petersburg Ocean Team’s research, innovation and technology. The Ocean Team is a consortium of 14 marine science and oceanographic institutions and environmental research agencies in the Southeast and one of the top such industry clusters in the nation.

More than 65,000 visitors, including 15,000 who participate in our scheduled educational programs, come to The Pier Aquarium annually to attend our Saturday programs, an annual free marine discovery day and Summer Marine Adventures summer camp. Volunteers contribute more than 3,000 hours each year.

The Pier Aquarium has announced a move to John’s Pass Village, Madeira Beach, Florida and expansion to a 12,500 sq. ft. facility called the Secret of the Seas Marine Discovery Center and Aquarium by the end of December 2012.

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