IvyKids Saturday: Weird, Wild, and Rare Animals! With Elizabeth Eakes

IvyKids Saturday: Weird, Wild, and Rare Animals! With Elizabeth Eakes

Sat, Jun 27, 2026 • 9:00 AM—10:00 AM

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Outdoors Family Friendly

What are the weirdest animals in Maryland?! Come and find out with children’s author Elizabeth Eakes, who will have 1 or 2 for you to meet in person, and a nature scavenger hunt throughout the gardens behind the Ivy Bookshop! Elizabeth Eakes’ new book, Weird, Wild, and Rare: Extraordinary Animals of the United States, illustrates surprising animals that live in the United States, from the strangest to the scariest, from the oddest to the strongest. With tons of information and facts, this book will inspire a new generation of readers, teaching them the importance of conservation and protecting all of the amazing and weird animals that make the United States their habitat. See you soon! RSVP here! Order WEIRD, WILD, AND RARE: EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS OF THE UNITED STATES here! Elizabeth Eakes grew up in rural Maryland, where she encountered many weird and wild animals in her backyard! Elizabeth is a licensed elementary educator and holds a master’s degree in writing from Towson University. Weird, Wild, and Rare: Extraordinary Animals of the United States is her first children’s book. You can find more of her writing at https://elizabetheakes.wordpress.com/.

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