Owls [Paperback]

Gail Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2006 | Age Range: 6 and up

Gail Gibbons explores the mysterious world and workings of owls in her latest nonfiction picture book. She depicts numerous species of owls and discusses their biological similarities as well as their differences. She portrays their ideal habitats, life styles, birth and development and environmental hazards that are threatening certain species. As usual, her comprehensive text is accompanied by clearly labeled illustrations and diagrams. Definitions are also included for additional clarity.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

K-Gr. 3. This colorful book covers the basics of classroom-oriented owl science: type of bird, variety of owls in North America, parts of the body, behaviors, life cycle, and need for protection. From the eye-catching jacket to the closing page of fast facts, Gibbons certainly understands her audience: what they will need to know and what they will find interesting. More narrative in approach than the rest of the book, the life cycle section follows a mated pair of owls as they build their nest, tend their eggs, and raise their young. Though the background paintings of the night skies get a little murky at times, the colorful illustrations are effective, particularly at a little distance. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author

Whether she's in her solar house in Corinth, Vermont or in her summer home off the coast of Maine, Gail Gibbons lives surrounded by nature. It is her curiosity for how things work and how things are made that has led her in such a successful career as a children's book author and illustrator. Before creating children's books, she worked for PBS in children's television. She has published almost 50 titles with Holiday House.

Product Details

• Age Range: 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (March 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823420140
• ISBN-13: 978-0823420148
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Birds

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of facts makes for good, solid owl information October 4, 2005

By Midwest Book Review

Format:Hardcover

There are well over a hundred different kinds of owls living on every continent except Antarctica, and details on twenty of them living in North America are the focus of Gail Gibbons' introductory Owls, with drawings depicting owls as Gibbons surveys owl natural history from egg to owlet to adult. Plenty of facts makes for good, solid owl information.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent October 14, 2008

By Jenny

Format:Paperback

My four year old is into owls these days, and this book provides fabulous non-fiction information in a fun, kid-friendly text. We love Gail Gibbons!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A book on owls for the young reader April 27, 2012

By R Schmidt VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The magic talent of author and illustrator Gail Gibbons is the amount of detail she can put into very few pages of text. I think it is the judicious selection of text, with the detailed illustrations, and the factoids distributed throughout, that makes up her winning formula.

In Owls, Gibbons gives the reader a very nice overview of these interesting, mostly nocturnal creatures. From owl anatomy to owl behavior, Gibbons develops a readable and educational book.