Owls (Animal Predators) - Softcover

Markle, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157505745X ISBN 13: 9781575057453

Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™, 2005

Synopsis

Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, owls use stealth, power, and a strong sense of hearing and sight to stalk and kill their prey. Watch these cunning animals as they grow from small chicks into full-grown owls―honing the instincts and skills they’ll need to become ferocious predators.

About this title

About the Author:

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant.

Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist.

Markle is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book Rescues! was named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English’s (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; Animal Heroes was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by Book Links.

Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

Review:

"The conversational text is accompanied by full-page, close-up color photos of owls and their prey." --The Horn Book Guide

"The full-color photography bedazzles on almost every page, particularly in showing the owl babies. These solid additions are sure to appeal to young naturalists." --School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 157505745X
• ISBN 13: 9781575057453
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40