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Ookpik : The Travels of a Snowy Owl by Bruce Hiscock (2008, Picture Book)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAstra Publishing House

ISBN-101590784618

ISBN-139781590784617

eBay Product ID (ePID)63870249

Product Key Features

Book TitleOokpik : the Travels of a Snowy Owl

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicScience & Nature / Zoology, Animals / Birds

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorBruce Hiscock

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight16.8 Oz

Item Length11.4 in

Item Width10.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2007-017327

Reviews"Conveys the author's love for that remote part of the world and provides a fine introduction for middle-grade readers." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Hiscock's realistic, detailed watercolors perfectly match his prose in this inviting 'biography' of a typical Snowy during a cycle when lemmings, the birds' choice prey, are few. . . . Elegant and informative." -- School Library Journal, "An involving story for children and a fine addition to classroom units on migration." -Booklist "Conveys the author's love for that remote part of the world and provides a fine introduction for middle-grade readers." -Kirkus Reviews "Hiscock's realistic, detailed watercolors perfectly match his prose in this inviting 'biography' of a typical Snowy during a cycle when lemmings, the birds' choice prey, are few. . . . Elegant and informative." -School Library Journal

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSecond Grade

Dewey Decimal598.9/7

Grade ToKindergarten

SynopsisOne snowy owl's first year and its struggle to survive. Fed by his parents, Ookpik, which means "snowy owl" in the Inuit language, grows quickly in the short Arctic summer. By autumn he has learned to hunt on his own, but prey is scarce on the tundra that year. The owl's instincts tell him that he must leave this land or starve. Ookpik flies south, over the great forests of Canada, and finally lands in the United States, always searching for food and a winter hunting ground. With vivid watercolor illustrations, Bruce Hiscock depicts the changing landscape, from the treeless Arctic of Baffin Island to the dairy country of eastern New York. There, Ookpik settles for the winter, much to the delight of bird watchers. An author's note offers additional details on the life of the snowy owl.

LC Classification NumberQL696.S83H57 2008