London Zoo
Our special jungle party at London Zoo was a great success.
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Hosted by the CBBC presenter Angellica Bell, parents and children enjoyed the morning as the Mappin Pavilion was transformed into a jungle party with exotic plants and flowers and Axel Scheffler’s specially designed National Bookstart Day banner.
The guests were happily entertained by a team of face painters, special Jungle Rhymetimes, stories read by the author Tony Mitton, arts and crafts, monkey mask making, and jungle adventure tales performed by Flora the Explorer.
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A big thank you to all the London Zoo staff and especially the Bookstart team who made it such a successful event.


