Baby Owl's Rescue.Baby Owl's Rescue Jennifer Keats Curtis, author Laura Jacques, illustrator Sylvan sylvan emanating from or pertaining to woods. See also sylvatic. Dell Publishing 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Suite 3, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 www.sylvandellpublishing.com 9781934359952, $16.95, www.amazon.com "Baby Owl's Rescue" is an educational book about experiences young Maddie and Max have when they discover a baby Great Horned Owl great horned owl Horned owl species (Bubo virginianus) that ranges from Arctic tree limits south to the Strait of Magellan. A powerful, mottled-brown predator, it is often more than 2 ft (60 cm) long, with a wingspan often approaching 80 in. (200 cm). in their backyard. Fortunately their mother is a trained naturalist who has experience in helping lost or injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. fledglings be restored to their parent(s). She teaches them the proper ways to go about helping restore the young "brancher" owl to a nest in the tree he fell from. "Baby Owl's Rescue" has extra fun facts for creative minds and matching activities plus more educational material in the last 8 pages of the book to make it a multi-sensory learning experience. Most helpful of all is the page with suggestions listed for what to do if you find an injured bird. All the shaded illustrations add to the wonder of "Baby Owl's Rescue," a book which will strongly appeal to an audience aged 4-8. |
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