1. By Jane Yolen Illustrated by John Schoenherr
Owl Moon
By Jane Yolen
Illustrated by John Schoenherr

2. Owl Moon
Did you remember that all important words in a title are capitalized?

3. Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen has written many books that have earned great awards. She says that she gets ideas for her stories from conversations, music, artwork, and nature. Check out this address:
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4. John Schoenherr John Schoenherr is the illustrator for Owl Moon.
Do you remember the difference between an author and an illustrator?

5. Answer The author is the person who has an idea and writes the book.
The illustrator is the person who creates the pictures for the book.
You can find more books illustrated by John Schoenherr.

6. Awards
In 1988 Owl Moon won the Caldecott Medal for the best illustrations.

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8. By reading the title what do you think this book will be about?
Owl Moon
By reading the title what do you think this book will be about?
A Great Horned Owl!

9. Owl Moon is based on a poem
Owl Moon is based on a poem. Let’s read this owl poem before we begin Jane Yolen’s book.
Mr. Owl
I saw an owl up in a tree.
I looked at him, he looked at me,
I couldn’t tell you of his size.
For all I saw were tow big eyes;
As soon as I could make a dash,
Straight home I ran as quick as a flash!
Edna Hamilton