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Owls
Contributor(s): Markle, Sandra (Author)
ISBN: 157505745X     ISBN-13: 9781575057453
Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm)
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2005
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Birds
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Nocturnal
Dewey: 598.97
LCCN: 2003023019
Lexile Measure: 930
Series: Animal Predators
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 10.84" W x 8.48" (0.37 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 78813
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Markle, Sandra: -

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.