Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 9781406305180
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
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?
The Owl Tree
Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 9781406305180
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
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?
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 9781406305180
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
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?
The Owl in the Tree
Author: Peter Kay
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468564293
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
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!
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468564293
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
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!
Owl in the Cedar Tree
Author: Natachee Scott Momaday
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A Navaho boy with a secret wish is torn by conflicting cultures.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A Navaho boy with a secret wish is torn by conflicting cultures.
The Little Owl & the Big Tree
Author: Jonah Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665902140
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665902140
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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?
The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar
Author: Martin Windrow
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374228469
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374228469
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
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 Christmas Owl
Author: Ellen Kalish
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
ISBN: 9781839132438
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
ISBN: 9781839132438
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Day of the Owl
Author: Leonardo Sciascia
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170618
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
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.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170618
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
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.
Otis the Owl
Author: Mary Holland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781628559392
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In beautifully detailed photographs, Mary Holland captures the first few months of a baby owl's life. The huge eyes and fluffy feathers will steal the hearts of readers as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest. Follow along as Otis learns to eat, fights with his sister, and prepares for flight.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781628559392
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In beautifully detailed photographs, Mary Holland captures the first few months of a baby owl's life. The huge eyes and fluffy feathers will steal the hearts of readers as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest. Follow along as Otis learns to eat, fights with his sister, and prepares for flight.
The Owl Keeper
Author: Christine Brodien-Jones
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0385738153
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0385738153
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
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.
Wesley the Owl
Author: Stacey O'Brien
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416551735
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416551735
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
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.