This week I read the children's fiction picture book Owl Moon. Owl Moon (1987) is written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr. Owl Moon won the Caldecott Medal in 1988. The book has won other various awards, and has been translated into several other languages. In the book, a father takes his daughter out for a walk to go owling at night in the snow. During their walk, they have a close encounter with an owl. The book is beautifully written with a poetic rhythm.
This book would be great to use in the classroom to teach visualizing and descriptive writing. The book would also be a great mentor text for story elements, realistic fiction, and figurative language. The story also contains a great selection of vocabulary. Owl Moon would also be a great introduction for an owl research project.
Thanks for sharing! I have never heard this story read before, but I have wanted to read it to my students several times. However, I just have not had the time this year with all of the craziness going on. The rhyming words and colorful illustrations seems like it probably catches children's attention easily. I will have to try this one out soon with my kindergarten students. They love books about anumals too!
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