Owl Moon by Jane Yolen: 9780399214578 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books (2024)

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This picture book is described as a family story about a girl and her father who go owling for the first time on a cold winter's night. Along the way they encounter a Great Horned Owl. It is gentle yet adventurous, quiet yet full of sound. The book teaches students about patience and appreciation for nature.

Owl Moon is a fictional story.

After a long time of waiting, an owl appears in the clearing and the young girl is in awe. By the end of the story, she learns that hope is the most important thing to possess when owling.

The story deals with a father who takes his child owling for the first time on a cold winter night. Along their way, they encounter a great horned owl. While the first-person text does not specify the child's gender, the jacket flap copy refers to the characters as "a little girl and her father".

Amazing novel, perfect for 9+

Brief summary

Owl Moon is a heartwarming story by Jane Yolen about a young girl and her father venturing into the woods on a cold winter night to search for the elusive great horned owl. It is a beautifully illustrated tale of patience, trust, and the magic of nature.

Owl Moon is a picture book as a poem. "The very act of going out with a child into the deep woods to call down owls is sheer poetry," explains Yolen. "So the only response to it has to be as a poem." The resulting story is like a distillation of a magical night.

Problem & solution - {problem} The little girl's father was calling for owls but none were calling back. {solution} The little girl and her father kept walking and calling and keeping quiet. Sequencing – The little girl and her Pa went owling late one night. They hiked to the line of pine trees.

This text could be used as part of reading or writing unit on “author's craft”, or as a mentor text when introducing the personal narrative genre. In addition it could be a complementary fictional companion during a non-fiction study of owls.

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Awards Won

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The tone is almost gentle. What about the mood? The mood is hushed and mysterious.

Though I envisioned the book in the little woods near our house, Schoenherr used his own farm in New Jersey as the setting. The father is my husband David, the child our daughter Heidi. It's not an exact story of David taking Heidi out owling, but an amalgam of many such trips he did with all of our children.

In this story, the moon follows Owl home. Owl tells the moon to go home, but when the moon goes behind a cloud, he is sad and wants the moon to come back. The topic of friendship is very pertinent in the lives of children and one that philosophers have debated for a long time.

Owl Moon is such a book. There are some excellent examples of simile, metaphor, and personificaiton in this picture book. Yolen brings the reader through a unique encounter during the dead of winter.

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Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott: short chapter book with big appeal (ages 6-8) Young children who are just ready to move beyond "beginning readers" need short chapter books with big appeal. These readers, often in 2nd grade, are still developing their reading stamina.

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