{"product_id":"cougar-crossing-how-hollywoods-celebrity-cougar-helped-build-a-bridge-for-city-wildlife-hardcover","title":"Cougar Crossing: How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeeg Pincus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the amazing true story of P-22, the wild cougar living in Los Angeles, in this inspiring picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eP-22, the famed \"Hollywood Cougar,\" 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 \u003ci\u003esixteen lanes \u003c\/i\u003eof the world's worst traffic--to make his home in LA's Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. But Griffith Park is a tiny territory for a mountain lion, and P-22's life has been filled with struggles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResidents of Los Angeles have 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeeg Pincus, MA, has been a nonfiction writer and editor for over twenty years. In addition to being an author of children's nonfiction and informational books, she is a humane educator who inspires students to care for people, animals, and the planet. Meeg lives in San Diego. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally from New Mexico, Alexander Vidal studied cultural anthropology and spent time living in Africa and Asia before starting his career in illustration. Travel, exploration, and a love of animals and wild spaces continue to drive the themes of his work. He is the illustrator of the board book \u003ci\u003eSo Many Feet\u003c\/i\u003e; nonfiction family activity book \u003ci\u003eI Love Birds!: 52 Ways to Wonder, Wander, and Explore Birds with Kids\u003c\/i\u003e; and picture books \u003ci\u003eCougar Crossing!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Just You and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a graduate of ArtCenter College of Design and lives in Los Angeles.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cougar Crossing: How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768679137568,"sku":"9781534461857","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/931ea3644f2f9492d1702612997050cd.webp?v=1780335107","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cougar-crossing-how-hollywoods-celebrity-cougar-helped-build-a-bridge-for-city-wildlife-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}