Owls

December 1, 2011
Grades 5-8 These new books in the Living Wild series have something for everyone. Stunning, full-page photographs create immediate visual interest. A brief narrative introduction sets the scene for the richer, more scientific information in the rest of the text. Cultural tidbits and even literary excerpts enliven the scientific and life-cycle information about each animal, and each book concludes with a two-page Animal Tale, which consists of a piece of folklore about the animal. Additional engaging facts stud the margins. Besides the birds' physical features, Owls explores the variety of species and the dearth of scientific studies about them. The books' back matter includes a one-page glossary, which defines boldface words in the text, plus a selected bibliography and a one-page index.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)