The Owl Tree

The Owl Tree
Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2007
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781406305180

An enchanting tale of a young boy's efforts to save a magical tree, winner of the 1997 Smarties Prize. The owl tree is not like any tree Joe has ever seen. It's huge and leafy and shivers at times like a person; it even seems to speak. Granny Diamond once saw an owl perched among its branches and she has loved the tree ever since. It means the world to her. But her neighbour, Mr Rock, wants to cut it down. Why does he dislike the owl tree so much? Does the tree have a secret to tell Joe? And how can he, aboy too scared even to climb the tree, be the one to save it?

Owl in the Cedar Tree

Owl in the Cedar Tree
Author: Natachee Scott Momaday
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780803281844

A Navaho boy with a secret wish is torn by conflicting cultures.

The Owl in the Tree

The Owl in the Tree
Author: Peter Kay
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2012-03-20
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1468564293

This book is devoted to my Mom. Her care, her life and a little about my lifes journey along the way. I have tried to touch on the happiest and sometimes not so happy times. But life is a journy that we all have to take. So, enjoy the trip!

The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar

The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar
Author: Martin Windrow
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374228469

The author reflects on his fifteen-year relationship with a tawny owl, an unlikely companionship marked by their incredulous neighbors, books, and unique care challenges.

The Little Owl & the Big Tree

The Little Owl & the Big Tree
Author: Jonah Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1665902140

One Christmas, a tiny owl stuck in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stole the hearts of the nation. Discover the true story in this heartwarming picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter. There once was an owl who lived in a tree. Until one day her home was uprooted and she was taken far away from what she knew. Follow Rockefeller (“Rocky”) the owl as she journeys to the bustling center of New York City and she’s discovered among the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. With human kindness and a dash of holiday spirit, can this brave little owl find a new home?

Owl Moon

Owl Moon
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2024-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

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 relationship to the natural world. Wonderfully complemented by John Schoenherr's soft, exquisite watercolor illustrations, this is a verbal and visual treasure, perfect for reading aloud and sharing at bedtime.

The Day of the Owl

The Day of the Owl
Author: Leonardo Sciascia
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2003-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781590170618

A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he finds himself up against an apparently unbreachable wall of silence. A surprise turn puts him on the track of a series of nasty crimes. But all the while Bellodi's investigation is being carefully monitored by a host of observers, near and far. They share a single concern: to keep the truth from coming out. This short, beautifully paced novel is a mesmerizing description of the Mafia at work.

Wesley the Owl

Wesley the Owl
Author: Stacey O'Brien
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2008-08-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416551735

Chronicles the author's rescue of an abandoned barn owlet, from her efforts to resuscitate and raise the young owl through their nineteen years together, during which the author made key discoveries about owl behavior.

The Owl and the Woodpecker

The Owl and the Woodpecker
Author: Brian Wildsmith
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre:
ISBN: 9780613280112

The author's beautiful pictures make the forest glow as the animals learn to live together in peace.

The Owl Keeper

The Owl Keeper
Author: Christine Brodien-Jones
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-04-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0385738153

Maxwell Unger has always loved the night. He used to do brave things like go tramping through the forest with his Gran after dark. He loved the stories she told him about the world before the Destruction--about nature, and books, and the silver owls. His favorite story, though, was about the Owl Keeper. Max's Gran is gone now, and so are her stories of how the world used to be. The forest is dangerous, the books Gran had saved have been destroyed, the silver owls are extinct, and Max is no longer brave. But when a mysterious girl comes to town, he might just have to start being brave again. The time of the Owl Keeper, Gran would say, is coming soon.