White Owl, Barn Owl: Read and Wonder
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 076364143X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Will a distinctive heart-shaped face appear at the window? Michael Foreman’s lush, intimate paintings are a perfect companion to Nicola Davies’s lyrical text featuring intriguing facts about a rare bird indeed.. "Few children now have access to the open woodlands and grasslandsfrequented by barn owls, but they can all enjoy the magic of the bird thanks to this lovely introduction." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A young girl and her grandfather look for a barn owl night after night
Engberg, Gillian Copyright © American Library Association. A young boy helps his grandfather build a box for a barn owl and install it in a nearby tree. Together they wait and watch, and after many evenings, they spot a barn owl flying into their homemade nest, carrying prey for its young. A concluding note tells more about nesting boxes. From Booklist As in her previous titles, such as Bat Loves the Night (2001), zoologist Davies pulls young kids into the animal world with an atmospheric story that is filled with facts. The poetic, sensory words (the owl's feathers have a "velvety softness") and the realistic, watercolor-and-pastel pictures, especially those of the snow-white bird against the darkening sky, will place kids at the center of the boy's experience even as it heightens their interest in these intriguing animals. All rights reserved. On each spread, fonts in different sizes guide children toward the facts: words in l
Amazon Customer said Five Stars. GOOD BOOK. Deb said It is no surprise that this book in a Red Clover Award nominee!. She helped Grandpa build a large wooden box, but when she asked him what it was for she had to wait. He got a ladder and put the box way up high in an old oak tree then he showed her some special things and talked to her about barn owls. He had seen one and this was hoping the barn owl would make it into a home. Perhaps there would even be babies!He began to tell her all sorts of interesting facts about them and showed her a barn owl pellet. Insid. "Great book" according to Jean. This book gave great facts for our study of owls. The kids enjoyed the book and the storyline, but they learned at the same time.