By Nicola Davies (author) , Michael Foreman (illustrator)
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In this picture book in the Nature Storybooks series, a child and her grandfather watch a family of barn owls nesting in a box that they have placed in a tree to help protect them from predators, as the trees and barns where they usually make their homes have been destroyed.
Their close relationship is evident in the way the grandfather gives explanations at the same time as encouraging the child to make her own observations. The central narrative is from the child’s viewpoint. Additional facts about barn owls appear on each spread in a different font. The main text and some vignettes appear on a sepia background, while Michael Foreman’s signature palette of shades of blue is perfect for the night time scenes portrayed in the larger illustrations.
Get to know these rare and beautiful birds in this warmly illustrated non-fiction picture book.
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The little girl in this book has never seen a barn owl, but one day her grandpa puts a nest-box high in the old oak tree. They wait and they wait until one spring night, just as the sky goes pink, a pale face looks out of it, then takes off towards them...
Foreman's watercolour illustrations are luminous. - The Bookseller
Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include The Promise, Tiny, A First Book of Nature and King of the Sky. She has been writing for children for more than 20 years. Underlying all Nicola's writing is the belief that a relationship with nature is essential to every human being, and that now, more than ever, we need to renew that relationship. Her work has been published in more than 10 different languages and has won major awards in the UK, US, France, Italy and Germany. Nicola is the Children’s Laureate Wales 2025-2027.
She is a Zoology graduate, an expert in whales and bats, and has worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. She lives in Powys
Read more about Nicola Davies here.
Please note there are two children's authors called Nicola Davies which our systems are unable to tell apart. The books Star in the Custard , Shampoo and Seawater , and Stories from Abergele Street are not written by this Nicola Davies. Apologies.
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Get to know these rare and beautiful birds in this warmly illustrated non-fiction picture book. The little girl in this book has never seen a barn owl, but one day her grandpa puts a nest-box high in the old oak tree.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed White Owl, Barn Owl and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
White Owl, Barn Owl features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations
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White Owl, Barn Owl was written by Nicola Davies and published by Walker Books Ltd
White Owl, Barn Owl has 32 pages
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