Owl Moon

Name: Owl Moon
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jane Yolen
ISBN: 9780545554930

Author: Jane Yolen

Narrator: Jane Yolen

Unabridged: 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 09/01/2002

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Science & Nature Stories

Synopsis

From out of the darkness ``an echo/ came threading its way/ through the trees.''"Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.But there is no answer.Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there is.Distinguished author Jane Yolen has created a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father as well as humankind's close relatiohship to the natural world."

About Jane Yolen

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. All of Yolen's stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Starjustin on January 28, 2018

A beautiful children's book with wonderful water color illustrations throughout. I loved the story and recommend this vintage book highly.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on March 26, 2019

I honestly love this book. It's been one of my favorites for a long time. It was passed down from my oldest daughter to her sister; both read and reread it over and over. The story is lovely with a father and a son actually going out into the snow to try to spot an owl. I never did this as a kid but......more

Goodreads review by Calista on April 20, 2018

Honestly, at the start of the book I was fooled. As the characters spoke of owling, I assumed they were hunting the owl. I was preparing myself for either death or the kid saved the owls life. It goes to show I haven't heard of owling. Imagine my surprise and relief when I found out what owling real......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on November 28, 2017

Read for my son tonight as a bedtime story. What a beautiful story! Father and daughter quality time. Hiking in the snow and into the woods looking for owls. Her Pa tells her to be silent when go owling. Her Pa makes the whooo-whoo-who sounds to call the owl out. I love the illustration! Snow covere......more

Goodreads review by Diana on February 19, 2020

A father and daughter take a nighttime walk through the snowy woods in hopes of spotting an owl. Poetic and peaceful. ♥ {Olathe Public Schools Core Literature List, Grade 2}......more