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Yolen described the book as, "a positive family story. It's about a girl and her fa

Owl Moon is a 1987 children's picture book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr. It won many awards, most notably being the Caldecott Medal for its illustrations, and has appeared on Reading Rainbow. It has been translated into more than a dozen foreign languages, including French, German, Chinese, and Korean. A song by Bruce O'Brien is about it. ther. Usually stories of a little girl are with her mother. It is gentle yet adventurous, quiet yet full of sound".

Yolen described how she used her husband and daughter for the pattern for the characters of Pa and the child in her book.

Plot
The story deals with a father that takes his daughter owling for the first time on a cold winter's night. Along their way, they encounter a great horned owl. While it is not stated which gender the child is, Schoenherr's illustrations gave it away. According to Jane Yolen's website, she is actually Yolen's child, Heidi Stemple. The "Pa" character is based on her husband, an avid outdoorsman and birdwatcher. "I've become aware of nature through my husband", said Yolen.

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Animals of the Bible takes 31 Biblical stories of creatures who helped Biblical heroes complete their tasks and illustrates them. C.S.Lewis speaks about animals and their place in the bible.

I find it somewhat troubling that people abuse animals. i love animals and have always had a pet. As a young child, having a pet taught me how to care for another living creature. We are all here together, animals and humans.

Description
Owl moon, a 32 page book written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr is a 1987 picture book published by Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for young readers in NYC. Published October 23,1987. It is a fascinating story about family love, trust and learning. The story written by Yolen is told in past tense from a little girl expressing her very special time with her pa going owling. She is the baby of the bunch and has been waiting for her time to go owling. It is a story about spending very special quality family time.

Plot
A girl is excited about going owling for the first time with her pa. They would go into the woods late at night, careful to be quiet. Her pa would call out to the owls, “whoo-whoo-who-who-who-whooooooo”. Waiting patiently and quietly to hear a response. Her brothers told her sometimes there’s an owl and sometimes there isn’t. When you go owling, you have to be quiet, make ur own heat and be brave.