Silent Swoop
An Owl, an Egg, and a Warm Shirt Pocket
Published on 1. September 2019
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-58469-646-9 (ISBN)
Description
"When an owl chooses to make her nest in a dangerous location, the eggs are rescued by a bird rehabilitation specialist. Miraculously, one of the eggs hatches, and the owlet becomes an education bird--an ambassador for his species. This true story is about preservation, rehabilitation, and most of all, friendship"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Up to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 231 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58469-646-9 (9781584696469)
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Persons
Michelle Houts writes fiction and nonfiction for children from a restored one-room schoolhouse in rural Ohio. Her middle-grade novels have won the International Reading Association Children's Book Award and Bank Street College Best Books designation. She also likes telling about real people and has written the biographies of an artist, a legendary woman who played baseball, and the first woman to solo hike the Appalachian Trail. A fan of our feathered friends, Michelle heard about Coal's most unusual rescue and knew she had to tell his story, making this her first biography of an owl. Find Michelle at www.michellehouts.com