Where Can Your Kids Hold a Megalodon Tooth,
See a Whale's Rib Bone with Megalodon Bite Marks,
and Megalodon Coprolite Too?
(Meg Shark Poop)
Why in The Sea Monster Adventure, of Course!
The Sea Monster Adventure resonates and comes to life for kids because nearly everyone has found a shark's tooth and wondered about the incredible animal it belonged to. In a way, it makes them even more accessible than dinosaurs.
Our fascination with weird, wild and mysterious marine life in the ocean is endless and the thirst to know more creates lifelong learners. The Sea Monster Adventure Helps with That!
The exhibit is part of The Full Traveling Dinos Museum and becomes greatly expanded as a stand alone mini museum and constantly growing exhibit.
Your Kiddos Will See Fossils, Models and Paleo Artwork of Their Favorites:
Early ocean life: The Ammonites and Trilobites
Some of the weirdest fish ever like Dunkleosteus, Helicoprion.
The Mary Anning connection with Ichthyosaurs, and Plesiosaurs (Thought to be The Loch Ness Monster)
Mosasaurs ( Famous to kids because of Jurassic Park)
Megladon and sharks ( A Kid Pleaser)
Whales (With some of the coolest fossils in the exhibit)
Pterosaurs (Wildly Popular)
Spinosaurus: The River Monster ( A Kid Favorite!)
All the way through today, and since this is a growing collection, there's always something new and very cool!
What's New in The Sea Monster Adventure for 2025?
New Fossils, New Models, New Paleo Art and New Books
New Fossil Acquistions:
An Incredible Sperm Whale Fossilized Tooth,
Plesiosaur, Mosasaur, Megalodon, Shark, and Coral Fossils Have Just Been Added to the Touch Table.
Plus Mosasaur and plesiosaurus vertebra.
The Very Popular and Greatly Expanded Pterosaur Table
Your kids will see the tiniest finger bone, tooth, and leg bone, along with an extremely rare baby pterosaur beak and more!
Plus, the New Phil Wilson Pterosaur Mural for a Winner highlighting the prehistoric flying wonders.
Trilobites Rule
Some of the earliest creatures on earth were Trilobites, the cool weird bug like marine creatures are featured in The Sea Monster Adventure along with a rare piece of fossilized ocean floor showing a Trilobite highway as a trilobite crawled along, forever preserved in the fossil record.
From Early Sea Life through today's Amazing Ocean Creatures The Sea Monster Adventure captures a look at our mysterious seas for a high interest KID pleasing winner!
How The Adventure Unfolds
The Sea Monster Adventure is a very exciting and unique museum experience and Special Event in the library.
We have over the last several years honed and developed an efficient flow for your summer readers visiting the museum and can even adapt to the minute, depending on group sizes and needs. Whether your group numbers say, as intimate as 20 kids, up to hundreds, we've got you covered!
We do recommend the family being involved, and with groups, their counselors/ chaperones/ teachers there with them greatly enhances the experience.
When your kids and families arrive and everything is ready
the visit begins with a greeting and short intro from Tami or Mark. Everyone is up and moving throughout so no need for chairs.
Your kids and their families then become museum explorers, self guided and Mark and Tami are there to jump in with a guided tour of the museum or an exhibit.
While the exhibit tables are no touch, the sea monster activity center with incredible marine fossils at the touch table, and the multiple digital microscope table with fossils are full touch and table color coded to make it easy for kids. Everything is kid height and kid accessible.
Books: We love to feature books and can include the the Sea Monster personal museum library that kids can look through or peruse while there or even better, if you prefer please put out your Sea Monster and ocean books for kids to look through and check out.
There are great photo ops and no restrictions on pictures or videos in the museum.
Kids, family and groups can spend as much time as they like in the museum adventure, some will stay the entire time others will make their visit more brief based on the needs of their children.
BTW, some kiddos will tell you that they never want to leave!
After all, it is pretty cool :)
The Pertinent Info:
It's easy to invite and host this exhibit, you provide the space, and the tables. We bring the rest.
Mission Explore: The Sea Monster Adventure with hands on and active participation, guided and self guided tours
is designed for indoor presentations. We can see and spend dedicated time with small groups, or accommodate large groups of hundreds in timed intervals.
Museum Set Up: We arrive approx. 1.5 to 2 hours ahead of start time to load in and set the displays. Break down after is approx. the same.
Note: Want an even more immersive and complete museum experience? Invite The Traveling Dinos Museum.
E mail us at markdaniel@magicalstorytellerinthelibrary.com or call 336-492-7870 or 800-848-5634 Today
Visit Fees and Info
Mark's Visits are available throughout the Summer and with many offerings all year around.
The base cost is $585.00 for a typical Summer Reading Hour Long Visit, the day can also be expanded with additional times, same day, very economically,
In Person visits include the first 100 miles of travel, round trip. (The mileage fee is $.55 a mile for each mile over 100, or a flat travel fee, which ever works best since we work in multiple states.)
Mark has never forgotten his special bond with Summer Reading, and the fact that the library and a wonderful children's librarian were instrumental to his career and life. You'll get an Original presentation from a seasoned professional, who is on time, and on theme, for you and your kids.
You've called Mark already haven't you? You know how crazy it gets with dates and you know he'll worry, so invite him today! Call Tami at 800-848-5634.
Mark looks forward to seeing you and your Summer Readers. Your KIDS will love you for it!
