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Can I read Owl Moon: 20th Anniversary Edition on EtoBox?

Owl Moon: 20th Anniversary Edition by Jane Yolen is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Owl Moon: 20th Anniversary Edition about?

<p><i>Owl Moon,</i> the timeless and beautiful award-winning classic, is celebrating its twentieth year of charming and delighting children the world over. This touching story of a child and parent finding magic and adventure in a simple, snowy nighttime search for the great horned owl won the Caldecott Award in 1988. With letters from author Jane Yolen and artist John Schoenherr, and a stunning silvery cover, this celebratory edition is a treasure for longtime fans, and introduces a whole new generation to this beautiful book.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>A girl and her father go owling on a moonlit winter night near the farm where they live. Bundled tight in wool clothes, they trudge through snow ``whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl''; here and there, hidden in ink-blue shadows, a fox, raccoon, fieldmouse and deer watch them pass. An air of expectancy builds as Pa imitates the Great Horned Owl's call once without answer, then again. From out of the darkness ``an echo/ came threading its way/ through the trees.'' Schoenherr's watercolor washes depict a New England few readers see: the bold stare of a nocturnal owl, a bird's-eye view of a farmhouse. In harmony with the art, t

Who reads Owl Moon: 20th Anniversary Edition?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Jane Yolen
Publisher
Weston Woods : Scholastic
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9781555924553
Category
children's
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Children'S, Nature
Rating
4.2 / 5 (34,486 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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