The Little White Owl


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Once there was a little white owl who lived by himself in the snow. He didn't have a mummy. He didn't have a daddy. He didn't even have a name. But he didn't really mind too much. It had always been like that. And his head was full of happy stories... Then one day, the Little White Owl sets off to explore the world, and he gets a very wonderful surprise...




White Owl, Barn Owl


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The little girl in this book has never seen a barn owl, but when her grandpa puts a nest-box high in the old oak tree, they wait and they wait until one spring night, just as the sky goes pink, a pale face looks out of it, then takes off towards them.




The Snowy Owl


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A comprehensive monograph of the beautiful Snowy Owl, famed for its elegant, all-white plumage. The Snowy Owl needs little introduction. This massive white owl breeds throughout the Arctic, wherever there are voles or lemmings to hunt, from Scandinavia through northern Russia to Canada and Greenland. Southerly movements in winter see North American birds travel as far south as the northern United States, while infrequent vagrants on the Shetlands and other northern isles are a magnet for birders. The Snowy Owl gives this popular bird the full Poyser treatment, with sections on morphology, distribution, palaeontology and evolution, habitat, breeding, diet, population dynamics, movements, interspecific relationships and conservation, supported by some fabulous photography. The award-winning author team also had access to Russian research literature, which is generally out of reach for Western scientists.




Little Owl Lost


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Friendly forest animals help a newborn owl find his mother.




Little Owl's Night


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Little Owl enjoys a lovely night in the forest visiting his friend the raccoon, listening to the frogs croak and the crickets chirp, and watching the fog that hovers overhead.




Owl at Home


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Welcome to Owl's Cozy home in this classic Arnold Lobel I Can Read! Owl lives by himself in a warm little house. But whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors! Arnold Lobel's beloved Level 2 I Can Read classic was created for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success. The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.




Owl Moon


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Celebrating 30 years of the beloved classic Owl Moon from renowned children's book author Jane Yolen and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator John Schoenherr! 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. Wonderfully complemented by John Schoenherr's soft, exquisite watercolor illustrations, this is a verbal and visual treasure, perfect for reading alound and sharing at bedtime.




A Snowy Owl Story


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"A snowy owl story is based on a true story of one owl's journey from the Arctic to Portland, Maine."--Cover.




The White Owl


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Upon succeeding his father as Laird of Clan Murphy after his untimely death, seventeen-year-old Aodhan Murphy struggles with the mantle of leadership as well as balancing his responsibilities as a new husband to his childhood sweetheart, Bridget. A mysterious stranger gifts him with the golden sword of the long-dead Kings of Aronmore, and a vision urges him to enter the mysterious Síoraí Forest.Meanwhile, Nicholas Harrington, king of neighbouring Riohdan, is obsessed with bringing his wife back to life. He consults a shadowy group known as The Grey Walkers, and recruits brilliant young swordsman William Robinson Beckwith to venture into The Síoraí Forest to seek a magical entity that can make the resurrection possible. There, William encounters Aodhan who informs him that, while there are powers that can bring the dead back to life, the repercussions of such actions would be disastrous for the living. William struggles with this realization, torn between his moral conscience and his duty to his king. All the while, the enigmatic Lady Isabelle stands in the shadow of the king. Is she simply a faithful servant or something more?




Little Owl's Bedtime


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With a rhyming text that rolls off the tongue accompanied by beautiful illustrations, this book follows Little Owl on a magical night filled with shooting stars. As other animals settle down to sleep, Little Owl swoops around the sky, blowing out the stars to make way for the arrival of the sun and a new morning. When the other animals stir from their beds, it’s time for Little Owl to fly home to get some sleep.