|
| Owl Moon | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Yolen
Creator: John Schoenherr
Publisher: Philomel Books
Category: Book
List Price: CDN$ 25.50
Buy Used: CDN$ 4.98
You Save: CDN$ 20.52 (80%)
New (13) Used (7) from CDN$ 4.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 63339
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0399214577
EAN: 9780399214578
ASIN: 0399214577
Publication Date: October 1, 1987
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Condition: Buy from the best: 4,000,000 items shipped to delighted customers. We have 1,000,000 unique items ready to ship today!
|
| Customer Reviews:
Owl Moon December 6, 2001
Owl Moon
Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen, is a wonderfully told story. It is a perfect story to read aloud and share with children at bedtime. John Schoenherr tells the story through pictures beautifully. They could almost exist alone. Children will love this heartwarming story about a very special night.
The story is about a little girl and her fathering going owling one winter night. In search of the magnificent and elusive owl, they have to be silent and brave going deep into the dark and scary woods. The story says that words are not important when you go owling, you only need hope. This story depicts the special relationship of a child with her father.
This story reflects a theme that children will understand. Nearly every child has something that they share with their father. In this story their was no conversation between the father and daughter, but it was still a special moment in time that the two will cherish forever. This story will show to children that it is not the words that make a special memory, but it is being together that makes it so special.
The illustrations are truly exquisite. They are done in watercolor and they capture every detail of their journey. He uses space to convey a silent mood and to show the greatness and bigness of the woods. They add a important element to the story.
Owl Moon is a wonderful story, well deserving of the caldecott award. It will be enjoyed by the young and old alike.
 Owl Moon October 1, 2001
I found that even though this book contained good illustrations, it had no real meaning. I thought this book really did not make a solid connection with the youth today. The most positive value of this book is the ilustrations. Its appealing qualities leave much to be desired.
Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen, Illustrations by John Schoenherr June 28, 2001
This book will enchant you. The pictures are wonderful and what is more amazing is that they are done in water colors. They have wonderful detail and texture and add to the softness of the book. We find ourselves studing each page and searching for a new animal hidden amoung the tree's every time we read it. And that is nothing compared to the story itself. The story is about a child (it never says weather the child is a boy or girl) who has a first time experience with her father. I find that when I read it to my own daughter my voice softens and my pace is slow. I feel like I'm floating through the story and that any moment an owl could come and land outside my own window. I never tire of this story and it has come to be one of my own favorites as an adult. I highly recomend this book for bedtime, story time, or any time reading with your children.
Deserves six stars -- a beautiful classic June 4, 2001
This book is, in my opinion, a must-have for anyone who loves beautiful illustrations, anyone who has ever walked through a quiet cold night, anyone who wants to encourage a sense of awe and wonder in their child. A beautiful simple story about so many things -- love of nature, love of the night, the relationship between the father and child, patience, suspense, and of course, how to go owling! And I think it conveys a sense of mystery that is all too often missing in our world but that we should never allow to disappear. We all love this book.
Magical Encounters with Nature for Father and Daughter! April 11, 2001
Let me clear up one mystery. The dust jacket of this book clearly indicates that this is a story about a girl and her father ("Pa"). The illustrations also clearly show a little girl. The story's appeal relates to this because the experience described is one that crosses nicely between what many think of as the "feminine" worlds of beauty and the moon and the "masculine" worlds of tracking animals and rambling around at night in the snow during winter. I do think that boys will like the story too. Owling would be a great adventure for any child. The experience is a magical one. The daughter is going owling for the first time. This is a type of bird watching that must occur at night, because owls are nocturnal. You have to have a full moon (or close to one) so that you can see the owls. The silvery moonshine creates great contrasts of light patches on the snow against a backdrop of treed shadows. "When you go owling you have to be brave." There are other requirements. "If you go owling, you have to be quiet . . . ." "When you go owling you don't need words or warm or anything but hope." The book also evokes primitive sound. Her father calls out: "Whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo . . . ." to simulate the call of the Great Horned Owl. That's how you find an owl. You hope one will be attracted by the call. Then, the magical moment occurs, and an owl comes. You are face to face. Can such a moment be forgotten? The owl leaves. The relief is palpable. "I knew then I could talk, I could even laugh at last." As you can see, the story is a wonderful metaphor for going out to find opportunities in the wide world and creates an optimistic expectation of the sort that will serve your child well. It is thrilling to read the story because the excitement and suspense are so strongly captured by the words and images. This book will be a favorite among those that you read to your child. As you do, you will be creating a similar bonding experience. This book has won the Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustrations. You will enjoy its subtle watercolors and minimal inking of line. The illustrations create the perfect mood for this magical tale of nature and bonding. After you read this book, I suggest that you take your child bird watching even if owling isn't available to you. But if you can get to a forest (or an area where there are barn owls), an owling trip could be an enormous joy. You may want to read up on how to find owls first. Seek out what you want, and do it with people you love.
|
|
|
Visit our main website for Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles for pictures and free online jigsaw puzzles
| |
|
