{"product_id":"silent-swoop","title":"Silent Swoop: An Owl, an Egg, and a Warm Shirt Pocket by Michelle Houts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduce kids to the great horned owl with this beautifully illustrated and accessible picture book. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten science curriculums.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn owl swoops down to lay her egg in a coal yard--a dangerous spot for a fragile egg! Rescued by Walter, a bird expert with a big heart and a warm shirt pocket, the egg miraculously hatches and is aptly named Coal. Thus begins a tender story of rescue, rehabilitation, and most of all, friendship. After meticulously researching the facts, Michelle Houts tells Coal's story with warmth and humor. The connections between Coal and the people whose lives he touches are captured by Deb Hoeffner's illustrations, done in her unique style of soft realism. Backmatter answers children's questions with facts and photos of Great Horned Owls and Walter Crawford \"The Man Who Saved Coal.\" Parents and teachers will appreciate literacy connections and STEM activities that extend the learning of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA perfect book for: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eparents and teachers needing homeschool supplies for kindergarten (or any grade!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanyone looking for owl books for kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanyone looking for children's books to help instill an appreciation of our planet!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Readers, ages 3 - 8, will be fascinated by the sequence of events of the rescue...Based on true events, readers will discover interesting facts about the Great Horned Owl and Walter Crawford, the person who rescued Coal, Junior, and thousands of other birds.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOneota Reading Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Houts \u003c\/strong\u003ewrites fiction and nonfiction for children from a restored one-room schoolhouse in rural Ohio. Her middle-grade novels have won the International Reading Association Children's Book Award and Bank Street College Best Books designation. She also likes telling about real people and has written the biographies of an artist, a legendary woman who played baseball, and the first woman to solo hike the Appalachian Trail. A fan of our feathered friends, Michelle heard about Coal's most unusual rescue and knew she had to tell his story, making this her first biography of an owl. Find Michelle at www.michellehouts.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeb Hoeffner\u003c\/strong\u003e describes her unique style of \"soft realism\" as a layering of thought, paint, and possibilities. She specializes in capturing the spirit behind the eyes of her subjects, both animals and humans. In Silent Swoop, her illustrations tell the story of the special bond between Coal and Walter. A true animal lover, Deb shares her studio in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her collie, Isabelle Patch, and the deer, fox, crows, hawks, and other birds and animals that inhabit her backyard. An award-winning artist and book illustrator, Deb features her work at www.debhoeffner.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46297111134394,"sku":"9781584696476","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_588f5b30-4dfb-498a-84f0-e22d769cd921.jpg?v=1786032944","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/silent-swoop","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}