What does Smokey Bear do when he isn’t preventing forest fires? He reads, of course! Combine your love for nature with your love of reading and enroll at your library or online in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge today.
Created in 1944 by the U.S. Forest Service as a spokesbear and symbol of wildfire prevention, Smokey has been educating families for 80 years! Help Smokey celebrate his birthday by learning how you can help prevent fires and protect the environment.
Begin Your Journey
Visit your local library this April for fun activities, coloring sheets, and a reading log. After reading three (or more) books about nature, wildfires, or caring for the environment, turn in your Smokey Bear Pledge/reading log at your library to get a certificate!
Wild Tales
Pack your metaphorical backpack and take a literary hike into a land of adventure and excitement. Start your challenge with these reading recommendations.
- Smokey Bear Turns 80 - Learn about the environment, wildfires, and safety with these picture and chapter books for kids.
- Picture Books that Celebrate the Earth - Celebrate nature and animals with young readers.
- Get outside! - It may be rainy here, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun! Grab your rain jacket and boots and get ready for an outdoor adventure.
- Camp Out with a Good Book - Experience remote cabins, quirky campgrounds, and wilderness treks - no tent required.
- Outdoor Education – Check out books that foster concepts of environmental stewardship in middle-grade students.
- Enjoy the Outdoors - Looking to see more of the great outdoors? These titles are perfect for armchair travelers!
Adventure Awaits
Take what you learned outside! Enjoy Washington State Parks and wildlife areas. Borrow a Discover Pass for one week from any Sno-Isle community library or the Library on Wheels Bookmobile.
Read books, take action, and have fun! And remember … only you can prevent wildfires. All ages are welcome. Enroll now through April 30, 2024.
