Marvelously Captures the Wonder and Beauty of God's Creation

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	• Owl Moon Jane Yolen Philomel, 1987 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 64 reviews view larger image
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Marvelously Captures the Wonder and Beauty of God's Creation

A beautiful story of a father and child out owling on a winter night. The illustrations are wonderful and capture well the feeling of a still, snowy moonlit night in the woods, while hidden nighttime animals provide an opportunity to exercise observation skills. The still, lush feeling is reflected in the text as well. Through the child narrator's eyes you see the moonlight in a clearing "as white as the milk in a cereal bowl," and feel the crisp air through the scarf that covers your mouth. The sound of the owl's call, and her father's answering call, will echo in a child's memory after experiencing this book.

Owls in Native American traditions are usually perceived as dreadful beings, foreshadowing death and sorrow. I love the way this animal is portrayed in its created beauty, without these fearful overtones, and so redeems an element of God's creation that Satan has appropriated for his uses.

This book marvelously captures the wonder and beauty of God's creation, experienced in the context of a secure father-child relationship, with a warm home waiting at the end of the excursion. It's well worth acquiring.

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Need to go Owling

This book is the perfect tribute to parents who encourage their children to have awe and respect of animals and nature. It is an inspiration to do the same. Lovely lovely lovely.

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Delightful nature book!

this is amoung our top favorite nature books! It shows a son and father enjoying nature together, observing and interacting with nature. Captures my sons attention every time and that is a trick! (3 yrs old, active boy) The book is a story but simple. Very descriptive. Not rhyming but still very simplistic and yet richly detailed. Son has found it a little bit scary as it describes a dark night, adventure in the woods, lonely train whistles and dog howls, but since the boy in the book isn't scared and nothing bad is actually wrong or happens he just finds it a little exciting. He has begun making the owl calls with me and enjoys that part so much I have added in some extras! Great teaching about hikes, quiet when observing nature, interacting with nature and observing nature. Simple and yet a complete description of the experiences. Teaches maturity in nature watching and that it is a treat to do so for the older, well behaved child. Of course, playing outside and being in nature hardly requires quiet manners but watching and interacting with wildlife does, which is what this book addresses.

The illustrations are perfect for the story. Son likes to see what is not obvious such as a fox watching them walk by. Opportunity for mentioning nocturnal animals. Also, nice to mention that although a preditor no interaction with humans and each just pass each other by. Also, good for re inforcing being observant when in nature as what is there that is hard to see or standing queitly off to the side?

Wonderful children's nature book!

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Owl Moon

I was very happy with each copy of Owl Moon that I ordered. I received the books within the time promised.

What a treasure!

This is a truly delightful book. When I bought it for my (then 26-month son) some months back, he found it "too scary" - the idea of walking in the woods at night was a little much for him, I think. However, after several months passed he asked that I read him the book again, and now can't get enough of it. He sits riveted as we learn how the child in the book goes owling with her father, just as her brothers had in the past. We learn that one needs to be both quiet and brave when you go owling, and that words don't need to be spoken to relay the excitement that one feels when owling. Best of all is the way my son lets out a gasp of excitement when at last we see the owl. This is a beautifully illustrated book and a wonderfully told story. A treasure for nature-loving children of many ages.

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"As expansive as the broad sweep of the great owl's wings and as close and comforting as a small hand held on a wintry night . . . The visual images have a sense of depth and seem to invite readers into this special nighttime world."--School Library Journal, starred review. Full color. 1988 Caldecott Medal Book.

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