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    Owl Moon
    Owl Moon
    Owl Moon
    Audiobook8 minutes

    Owl Moon

    Written by Jane Yolen

    Narrated by Jane Yolen

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    About this audiobook

    A young child and her father search the moonlit woods for the Great Horned Owl.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeston Woods
    Release dateJan 1, 1990
    ISBN9780545416887
    Owl Moon
    Author

    Jane Yolen

    <p><strong>Jane Yolen</strong> is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. She and her husband divide their time between Massachussetts and Scotland.</p>

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    • 5/5
      My 5 and 7 year old really enjoyed this, thanks!
    • 5/5
      A young girl and her father go owling on a moonlit, cold, winter night. They trudge through the woods and snow, searching for an owl as a variety of other animals watch close by. "The visual images have a sense of depth and seem to invite readers into this special nighttime world."--SLJ, starred review. 1988 Caldecott Medal Book (Summary) Jane Yolen uses poetic language to describe a simple yet magical trip to search for owls by calling to them. John Schoenherr's illustrations draw one into the experience and provide depth and detail. Among the animals pictured are a fox, raccoon, field mouse, and deer. A beautiful picture book that will please any nature lover. The language could be used as examples of various poetic forms. For listeners and readers grades K-3rd. Recommended for school and public library collections.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed reading this book. Owl moon is about a father that takes his daughter "owling". The figurative language used in the book is evocative. When I read the lines "I could feel the cold, as if someone's icy hand was palm down on my back" I can almost feel a chill go down my spine. The story could be used to teach students about figurative language. After reading the book students could model the story and come up with a story using different kinds of figurative language featured in the book such as simile's and metaphors.
    • 4/5
      The best thing about this book is the beautiful water color illustrations. The story is about a father and daughter on a walk looking for owls. It makes the reader think deeper about the importance of family. The language has depth, but is easy to understand. The writing is simple and the plot is paced slowly. This book is a great example of a great family bedtime story.
    • 4/5
      This is a descriptive book both with illistrations and words. You actually feel like you are hunting in the snow for an owl. This book would appeal to children because of the hunt. You could also use it in teaching about owls and night life.
    • 4/5
      Summary: A boy amd his father go "owling". It is something that is treasured by the boy, he said he had been waiting a long long time to go owling with Pa. He explains that it was long after his bedtime when they went out one night. They trudged along in the snow and his father would call out to the owls in hopes of one returning the call. There are certain unsaid rules of owling that the little boy talks about. You must be quiet and never call out when you go owling. Toward the end of the book, his father calls out and his call is returned with an owl calling out in the night. The boy and his father see an owl perched on a branch. They share a moment with the owl and then go back home. Personal Reaction: Being a family person that I am, I loved this story. I am a daddy's girl and don't have any brothers so me and my sisters got all of our daddy's time. This book is a great family book and would be great for children who maybe have not been able to grow up with something like this. Or in the opposite way, it would be great for kids who did have family time like this, a way to connect with the book.Classroom Extension: 1. This book talks about hope. This would be a great book to teach hope, you just call out and have hope that you will get a call back. 2. This book is also great if going over families or family values; things like that are excellently portrayed in this book also.
    • 5/5
      Owl Moon is a fantastic book. The first reason why I like this book is because is a great representation of a father-daughter relationship. The father in the story takes his young daughter out owling in a cold winter night. They are able to enjoy the experience together, and it is clear that they are excited about it. Next, I loved the illustrations. They were dark, because of the winter night, but they were incredibly detailed. In various different illustrations, you see various animals almost hiding in the woods as the child and the father looked for the owl. Even the snow itself is illustrated so well. I also like that there is no dialogue throughout the story. It is very quiet, and gives more of a touching effect to it, and more special, especially to children. You can think of it as the father and daughter being quiet to be able to take everything in and the beauty of the night, or in order for the owl not to hear them. The main idea of this book is the relationship between a father and his daughter, and their experiences that they share; in this case, searching for an owl together.
    • 5/5
      Children love to make different animal noises and this book can bring them together and let them make their own owl noises. The young child and his Pa go out to "owl hunt" and try to call the owls by "whooooing." The think by mimicking the owls noises they can attract the owl to come and see one. Illustrations are dark and make you feel like you are out on a dark night trying to find owls.
    • 5/5
      Summary:Owl Moon features a little girl and her father who go owling one winter night. The father calls Whoo-Whoo-Whoo but no answer. Words never come out of the father and daughters mouth, they walk silently while owling for you do not need words. All you need is hope, sometimes there is an owl and sometimes there isn't an owl.Personal Reaction:I learned so much about owling by reading this book. The little girl's first time to go and being so patient and quiet while walking. It is a loving experience and I am in awe for the hope of hearing an owl. Classroom Extension Ideas:1. In the classroom, I would share this book with any nature lover. It would be a great book for hope getters looking for a close relationship with someone.2. In addition, a study of night critters would help if you are walking alone in the dark. And how important it is to be very quiet and still to hear what someone or something that might be coming.
    • 4/5
      A book about a daughter and her father bonding during winter by going owling. A great book to use when teaching the five senses.
    • 5/5
      The illustrations in this book were beyond fabulous and all my children understood why the little girl was being so quiet with her dad while they were looking for owls and they both said how much the dad loved his daughter and then of course they wanted to go owl looking that night. Unfortunately for us, there aren't too many owls in suburban Portland, OR.
    • 4/5
      With this story I would use it as a reading lesson to point out similes and metaphors and then to describe what they are. This will be a model for them to potential use their own similes and metaphors in their own writing.
    • 5/5
      Summary: Owl Moon is a 1988 Caldecott Medal award winning children’s picture book. It’s about a little girl and her father, who go owling one late winter evening. The little girl has been waiting to go owling with her father for a long time, because her older brothers frequently go with him instead. Throughout their journey into the cold dark woods, the little girl describes everything her and her father see, hear and do with great descriptive imagery. As they reach the outskirts of the woods, her father hoots loudly like an owl, waiting for a return response. When they hear nothing, they journey farther into the woods to try for a second time. The little girl informs the reader that owling involves a lot of silence and even more hope. Comments (arguments/opinions):Although this book may seem very simple, I believe that it holds a lot of powerful meaning. The story really captivates how such a simple activity such as “owling” can mean so much to a child. I don’t think it was the actual activity that excited the little girl as much as it was the time she got to spend alone with her father. You can see her excitement when she says, “It was late one winter night, long past my bedtime, when Pa and I went owling,” and “I had been waiting to go owling with Pa for a long, long time.” I think the story also really captives the meaning of family relationships and traditions when she says, “My brothers all said sometimes there’s an owl and sometimes there isn’t.” This shows that not only has her father brought her to go owling, but that it’s a family tradition that he does with his whole family. It really captivates the meaning of spending quality time with family, even though the activity might be something simple. Although it’s simple, it means the world to the little girl to go on such a wondrous adventure. I also really liked this book because it has really strong descriptive imagery and a lot of metaphors. By using these writing strategies the author is able to create such a wonderful mental picture for the reader. The imagery in the quote, “I could feel the cold, as if someone’s icy hand was palm-down on my back,” really jumped out at me because I instantly almost felt it as I read. And the metaphor, “…and the snow below it was whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl,” made me picture this beautiful white snow that had never been walked on. The illustrator also does a great job using watercolors to paint these wonderful pictures that go along perfectly with the descriptive voice used in the words.
    • 5/5
      I can't believe I never added this book. I just realized it when going through some stacks and shelves and lists and making decisions and plans and new lists. This is my favorite children's picture book to date. I love this book. I even gave this as a birthday or Christmas gift. I don't know when I read it. It's been at least a year. I hope there are no others I've completely missed
    • 3/5
      Wordy for a read aloud, a trek into a snowy woods to see an owl.
    • 3/5
      The pictures in this book are dull with color but help with actually picturing what the words are saying. When the book says "it was as quite as a dream" you could really feel that through the picture. In the pictures, it was just the boy and his grandfather walking into the woods and nothing was around, letting me think that it was quite there.  
    • 3/5
      This book was interesting to read. It was not a page turner for me but still interesting at the same time. A young boy and his father set out to do an old family tradition. The father takes his son out after dark and calls for owls. They wait in silence until they see an owl then they return home. The book is interesting because the boy is the narrator. The illustrations are beautiful and they fit well with the storyline. This books genre is Contemporary Realistic Fiction.
    • 5/5
      On a winter evening with a full moon, a father takes his young daughter out to the woods near their farm in search of the elusive Great Horned Owl. This is just a lovely story of a father-daughter relationship, and of the joys of observing and appreciating nature. It’s a poetic story and reminds us that much can be said in silence. How I wish I had young children in my life to read this to them. I would be happy to read it over and over. Maybe even in a whisper to exaggerate the idea of a quiet moonlit night in the woods, when just being with your parent is enough to communicate the love between you. John Schoenherr’s beautiful watercolor illustrations won the Caldecott Medal. I particularly love how he “hides” a wild animal in most of the depictions ... a tiny mouse near a fallen log, a doe hunkered down in a snowbank, a racoon curled in the hollow of a tree. I loved examining the paintings for these little details.
    • 3/5
      I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I enjoyed the book mainly because of the detailed illustrations. The illustrator really told the story with pictures that perfectly matched the author's text. For example, for the line: “Our feet crunched over the crisp snow and little gray footprints followed us,” the illustration shows the child and her father leaving footprints in the snow as they walk through the forest. Even if a child cannot read this story, he or she could still follow what is happening simply by looking at the illustrations. The one reason I was not so fond of the book was that it was supposed to be told in the point of view of the young child who is going owling with her father. However, I did not feel as though the text matched how a young child would talk. I felt as if the voice of the child was very monotone for a majority of the story, and fell flat of how I would want the child to talk about her great owling experience. The big idea that I saw presented in this story was the relationships between people: father and child; owls and owl seekers. Experiences shared between people are important and children of young ages will enjoy this book.
    • 3/5
      A father takes his daughter out in the snow on a cold wintry night to go look for owls. The little girl is very excited and knows she must be quiet, have hope, and be brave. She follows her father into the woods listening very carefully for an owl and her and her father share an awesome discovery. This was a very interesting story about a father and a daughter relationship. I read this book to my 4-year-old son and he was bored with it. However, this was a very good story and I will keep in mind to read it to older children. In the classroom, while reading the book there are a few parts where you have to hoot like an owl, so I would have the children make the owl noises. Also, I could have the children tell me about the fun things they have done with their father or other family member.
    • 5/5
      In my opinion, this is a great book. First, there is figurative language throughout the book. For example, on page 15, the author uses a simile to show imagery, “The moon was night above us. It seemed to fit exactly over the center of the clearing and the snow below it was whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl”. Second, I like how the writing is organized. The author could have put all the sentences together to make a paragraph, but the author didn’t. The author writes a few words for each line, which makes the lines more powerful and meaningful. For example, “Somewhere behind us a train whistle blew, long and low, like a sad, sad song”, the author is trying to paint a picture in the readers’ minds and help them listen to the noises in the background as if they were there with the characters (pg. 2). Lastly, the characters are believable. During the outing to find an owl, the daughter walks behind her father to try to keep up and tries to copy what he is doing. The daughter has to be silent and patient the whole walk through the woods until she finds the owl. Once the daughter and father find the owl, they walk home together hand in hand. Nature is bringing them together. The big idea of the story is to do what you are told and be persistent because in the end it will pay off.
    • 3/5
      More about the child and the father, and his lessons to the girl(?) about living with nature, and courage, and patience, etc. The expressions on the father's face could have been less ambiguous, imo. I don't see the 'stern' that other readers do.
    • 4/5
      Sweet story about a memory made with a girl and her dad. Great description about winter
    • 5/5
      Father son relationship. Great book that boys would enjoy
    • 4/5
      This is a beautiful book. Both the text and the illustrations are subdued and understated. It's a rural story and very atmospheric. The little girl's relationship with her father and nature is touching. I would save this one for a special, quiet moment.
    • 5/5
      This is a classic tale, and seems to hold a sense of quiet anticipation in both the text and pictures as the father and child go out in the wintry night to see owls. Jane Yolen, who is a terrific storyteller, has never matched the magic of this one.
    • 4/5
      1988 Caldecott Medal. A young child and father go out to the snowy woods in search of owls. Peaceful prose with beautiful illustrations.
    • 5/5
      I thought this book was really good, especially to read to small children. The words are real easy for the little ones to understand and the pictures are clam and peaceful. I thought that the illustrations had a wonderful connection with the story.
    • 4/5
      I liked this story because of 2 reasons. First, the language was very descriptive. For example, “the short brown shadow” and “black and pointy against the sky” are two great descriptions. The author could have said “the shadow” and “against the sky” but instead he added the descriptions that made the story interesting and stronger. Second, I liked the illustrations because they were not over powering with too much color or detail. Therefore, they helped with comprehension because I was able to compare my visual to the illustration. If there was a part where my visual didn’t match the illustration didn’t match then I reread. The big idea of the story was that anyone can get what they hope for if they try their hardest and don’t give up. The little boy in the story wanted to see an owl and knew he had to keep looking and remain quiet. He did just that and his hope to see an owl came true!
    • 5/5
      Critique: Genre: The girl and the father in the story go owling which could easily occur a late winter night. It is very realistic because in order for them to hear or see the owls they must be silent. The father calls out like an owl while the girl has to be quiet and not worry about being cold. The author provides details about owling that make the story very believable. Setting: The story takes place at night when the girl is usually supposed to be in bed. It takes place in the woods in the middle of winter. Without this setting, this story would not be complete because it is the fact that they go out late at night during the winter that the father and girl are able to hear and see an owl. The setting is very essential to the story.