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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination. For centuries, owls have captivated and intrigued us. Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented over 30,000 years ago, in the Chauvet cave paintings in...
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington finds herself struck by all she doesn't know about the true nature of these enigmatic creatures. Darlington begins her fieldwork in the British Isles with her...
4) Owls
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With their strange faces and nocturnal habits, owls have long captured the imaginations of people around the world. Readers will discover how these feathered flyers swoop down to snatch prey in their talons, blend in with their environments, and work together to raise their young.
5) Owls
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Looks closely at how owls live their lives, and how best to recognize them.
6) Owl at home
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c1975
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates five adventures of Owl.
7) Owls
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of owls, the winged nighttime hunters. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why some owls have big eyes and ears"--Provided by publisher.
8) Little Hoot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Little Hoot wants to go to bed early, like all of his friends do, and he is hopping mad when Mama and Papa Owl insist that he stay up late and play.
9) Owls
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photos explain the habitat, life cycle, range, and behavior of owls"--Provided by publisher.
10) Owl sees owl
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A baby owl leaves the nest one night, explores the world around him, sees his own reflection, and then returns to the safety of home.
12) Poppy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
14) Night owl
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Language
English
Description
A baby owl flies through the night, listening carefully to different sounds as he tries to find Mommy Owl.
15) Hoot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
16) The siege
Author
Series
Guardians of Ga'Hoole volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Enraged by his clash with Soren and driven by and all-consuming desire for power, Kludd and his group, the Pure Ones, launch an attack upon the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. The noble owls who live there must fight fiercely to protect their resources and defend their honor."--P. 4 cover.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The story of an odd couple -- a British military historian and the Tawny Owl with whom he lived for fifteen years. In The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar, Windrow recalls with wry humor their finer moments as well as the reactions of incredulous neighbors, the awkwardness of buying Mumble unskinned rabbit at Harrods Food Hall, and the grievous sense of loss when Mumble nearly escapes. In the spirit of J. R. Ackerley's My Dog Tulip, Windrow offers...
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