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Week of March 17, 2025 | All Grades | CYRM Picture Books
Review the Five Nominees and Vote for Favorite
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The California Young Reader Medal Program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Young people recommend their favorite books for consideration, or teachers and librarians note popular titles and these are submitted to the CYRM committee for nomination. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted.
Crafty Connection TK-2nd graders will decorate and sign a thank you card for the Manhattan Beach Rotary Club volunteer who read to their class in the library. 3rd-5th graders will decorate and sign a thank you card for the generous donation made by the Manhattan Beach Friends of the Library.
Crafty Connection TK-2nd graders will decorate and sign a thank you card for the Manhattan Beach Rotary Club volunteer who read to their class in the library. 3rd-5th graders will decorate and sign a thank you card for the generous donation made by the Manhattan Beach Friends of the Library.
Week of March 17, 2025 | Third Grade | SLQB Prep
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Super Literacy Quiz Bowl Next Week
Every third grade class has at least one team playing in the event on Wednesday, March 17, in the Performing Arts Center from 9:00-10:30. This week, some picture book selections will be reviewed.
Every third grade class has at least one team playing in the event on Wednesday, March 17, in the Performing Arts Center from 9:00-10:30. This week, some picture book selections will be reviewed.
Week of March 17, 2025 | Fourth and Fifth Grade
Picture Book for Older Readers Nominee 3 of 3 | Review and Vote
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Cougar Crossing, by Meeg Pincus (CYRM Picture Book for Older Readers Nominee 3 of 3)
P-22 was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for him to leave home and stake a claim to his own territory, he embarked on a perilous journey--somehow crossing sixteen lanes of the world's worst traffic--to make his home in LA's Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. P-22 remained in Griffith Park for ten years until he was captured on December 12, 2022. He was euthanized on December 17, 2022, after examinations revealed he was suffering from traumatic injuries consistent with being hit by a car, in combination with several longer-term health issues. P-22 was buried at a secret site in March, 2023, in sacred ceremony led by representatives of the Chumash, Tataviam, and Tongva tribes. Mountain lions are regarded as relatives and considered teachers in LA's tribal communities.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Residents of Los Angeles embraced this brave cougar as their own and, along with the scientists monitoring P-22, raised money to build a wildlife bridge across Highway 101 to help cougars and other wildlife safely expand their territories and build new homes--ensuring their survival for years to come. The crossing is a vegetated overpass spanning the Ventura Freeway and Agoura Road at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills, CA. Project groundbreaking took place April 22, 2022. Once completed (slated for 2026), the bridge will be one of the largest urban wildlife crossings in the world, connecting the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains over a busy 10-lane freeway.
Los Angeles Times Video The Sad Plight of P-22, Los Angeles' Mountain Lion
The California Young Reader Medal Program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Young people recommend their favorite books for consideration, or teachers and librarians note popular titles and these are submitted to the CYRM committee for nomination. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted.
P-22 was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for him to leave home and stake a claim to his own territory, he embarked on a perilous journey--somehow crossing sixteen lanes of the world's worst traffic--to make his home in LA's Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. P-22 remained in Griffith Park for ten years until he was captured on December 12, 2022. He was euthanized on December 17, 2022, after examinations revealed he was suffering from traumatic injuries consistent with being hit by a car, in combination with several longer-term health issues. P-22 was buried at a secret site in March, 2023, in sacred ceremony led by representatives of the Chumash, Tataviam, and Tongva tribes. Mountain lions are regarded as relatives and considered teachers in LA's tribal communities.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
Residents of Los Angeles embraced this brave cougar as their own and, along with the scientists monitoring P-22, raised money to build a wildlife bridge across Highway 101 to help cougars and other wildlife safely expand their territories and build new homes--ensuring their survival for years to come. The crossing is a vegetated overpass spanning the Ventura Freeway and Agoura Road at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills, CA. Project groundbreaking took place April 22, 2022. Once completed (slated for 2026), the bridge will be one of the largest urban wildlife crossings in the world, connecting the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains over a busy 10-lane freeway.
Los Angeles Times Video The Sad Plight of P-22, Los Angeles' Mountain Lion
The California Young Reader Medal Program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Young people recommend their favorite books for consideration, or teachers and librarians note popular titles and these are submitted to the CYRM committee for nomination. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted.
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