Owls: The Silent Hunters

by Sara Swan Miller

Book Overview

Learn about fourteen different species of owls, their physical characteristics, and behavior. Discover how to find signs of owls by locating their pellets or whitewash. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 053111595X
• ISBN13: 9780531115954
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Hoot To Read!

This is a fine starter series for kids interested studying different animals. Owls: The Silent Hunters is our most recent read with the wonderful and interesting Animals in Order series. I have to say, my kids (and I) just can't get enough of these...they are such fun reading! What I like a great deal about this series (and it's held for more than 10 books now) is that it takes time at the beginning of the book to look at (briefly) what makes an animal (in this case an owl) part of a particular species belong to a specific order, getting into what traits exactly (in this case) make an a bird an owl. The book then goes into the "order" of living things which details the kingdom, phylum and class , order, family and species (with a handy visual chart for reference, great for younger kids, so they can SEE how it works rather than just read it or have it read to them). This is one of the better features of this series and this exact text appears in each book. Next the author goes specifically into where owls fit into animal kingdom, breaking it down (in words and pictures again) to kingdom (animal), phylum (chordate), class (bird) and order (owl). In this section we learn that there are approximately 30 different orders of birds - and that owls make up ONE of orders (and that there are an amazing 170 species of owls)! The book also talks a bit about where owls fit into food chain and where they can be found in habitats including the Americas; Europe & Asia; Africa; Australia; and also details some species that can be found in many places throughout the world. Owls: The Silent Hunters goes from there into an overview of fourteen species complete with full page, color photographs for each one, which really serve to bring the information to life. This section includes Family, Common Example, Genus and Species and Size for each owl discussed and each animal is given one full page for written description and one full page COLOR photo...excellent for fully engaging the reader! Some of the owl species included are the Great Horned Owl, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Snowy Owl, Burrowing Owl, Barn Owl, Boobook, and the Eastern Screech Owl. Overall, a fantastic way to introduce various types of owls to your curious young reader! What you get in Owls: The Silent Hunters is an excellent overview of owls. There is a short section at the end on one might go about spotting owls and what equipment might be needed. As always with this series, I was pleased to find that at the end of the book the author/publisher also included a short recommended reading list and some really great web pages to do more research on...the kids in particular LOVED this! The books in this series would make a wonderful addition to a classroom library or as gifts for your favorite young reader who has a passion for animals; the information here is scientifically presented, accented with wonderful color photos and is both interesting and informative!