The Spotlight
June 2023 - Immedium
1. NEWS
A. World Ocean Day is June 8th
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Celebrate this annual event to conserve the Earth's seas. The United Nations
Previously, the Octonauts were official goodwill ambassadors for World Ocean Day. The team encouraged kids to participate and protect our waters. Download cool posters and coloring pages
Enjoy our 4 original Octonauts storybooks which inspired the hit animated TV series worldwide.
B. Leticia Ordaz wins an Emmy
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Author Leticia Ordaz, a TV news anchor in Sacramento, CA, won her first Emmy last week at the 52nd annual Northern California Area award ceremony. Her station KCRA (Channel 3) earned 28 nominations.
Leticia's team was honored in the category Breaking/Spot News-Multiple Reports.
Leticia shares her fascinating career path in her bilingual autobiography That Girl on TV Could Be Me! The Journey of a Latina News Anchor .
The North Sacramento public library celebrates their first annual book walk on the morning of June 10th. Pages of That Girl on TV Could Be Me will be displayed in storefronts on Del Paso Boulevard and the branch will give Leticia's autographed books to children. Leticia's story inspires kids to pursue their dreams!
C. 1000 cranes in San Mateo
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When people fold 1,000 origami cranes, that group is called a "senbazuru" in Japanese. An old Japanese legend tells the story of a person who folded a senbazuru and was granted a wish. In Japan the crane is a revered creature, said to live a millennia. So that is why people fold 1,000 cranes, one for each year.
Come fold cranes and make a wish on June 17th. Join the Organization of Chinese Americans (San Mateo, CA chapter) at the Central Park Community Center, next to the Japanese Tea Garden (50 East 5th Avenue, 94401) at 10 am.
Immedium will have a table there, sharing our inspiring, multicultural, and Asian American children's books.
2. REVIEWS
Animals Don't, So I Won't!
by David Derrick
"My boys love this story; they listen to it while hanging like a sloth or roaring like a lion....the story is imaginative and sparks their imaginations and the artwork is simply wonderful."
- GeekMom
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Space Cadet Topo
by DGPH
"When the sun freezes, Space Cadet Topo and his friends, the Bot family (robots), travel to the last planet in the galaxy in search of the Galactic Torch to relight the sun's flame....Subtle humor abounds and it's fun to follow Topo and friends as they overcome the obstacles they meet."
- Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California
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EVENTS
JUNE
6/10: Leticia Ordaz book giveaway, North Sacramento library, Sacramento, CA, AM
6/17: Organization of Chinese Americans, 1000 Cranes Project, Central Park Community Center, San Mateo, CA, 10 am
JULY
7/1: Oliver Chin: Anime Drawing class, West Portal branch, San Francisco Public Library, CA, 11 am
7/15: Hip Wah - Open House, Oakland, CA, am
7/23: Oliver Chin: Comic Book class, Alviso branch, San Jose Public Library, CA, 2 pm
Keep reading!
Immedium
P.O. Box 31846
San Francisco, CA 94131
orders@immedium.com
Immedium, Inc. inspires a world of imagination, and creates entertaining books that have multi-dimensional appeal. Based in San Francisco, CA, Immedium sits on the Pacific Rim, a vibrant intersection for crossover cultural trends from Asia and America. Embracing an increasingly diverse and "multimedia" world, Immedium publishes titles ranging from eye-catching children's books and contemporary non-fiction to commentaries on art and popular culture. Visit us at www.immedium.com
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