Title: Owl Moon
Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: John Schoenherr
Publisher: Scholastic
Year: 1987
Awards/Accolades: Caldecott Medal
Summary:
A father and child walk through the snowy woods at night, searching for a Great Horned Owl to hoot with. {After our discussion on gender, I noticed that the child in this is not named. I assume it is a girl, but it could be either. The reader will make their own connection.}
Use in Classroom/Library:
Describe a time you spent one-on-one time with a special adult. What did you do? What made the event special for you?
What other animals can you see in the forest?
Curriculum Connection:
Science: discuss seasons; animal activity in winter; noctournal animals
Special Features:
This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.
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