Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Cougar Crossing: How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife
Meeg Pincus
Illustrator: Alexander Vidal
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-6185-7
Keywords: wildlife, urban encroachment, LA
A cougar, driven from his territory, ends up in a park in LA and inspires his human neighbors to help wildlife endangered by urban expansion. Bold, atmospheric illustrations.