They continue to call for the owl and the owl continues to fly by them until the owl decides to leave Pa and the young girl alone and move on to a different part of the forest. The move from location to location until they reach a point when an owl responds to their call and flies by them in a very close proximity. Pa and his child walk into the depths of the forest and call the owl by making similar howls as if they themselves were Horned Owls. Together Pa and his daughter walk the snow filled paths of the pine forest seeking for the best location to call forth the animal. All dressed in their warm jackets, mittens, scarves, and head warmers, they walk the back forest filled with pines and various wildlife to take a look at this mysterious avian creature.

Summary: Pa and his daughter embark on a journey to find the Great Horned Owl one winter night. Readers Annotation: Owl Moon depicts the story of a young girl and her father on a quest to find owls one winter evening. In harmony with the art, the melodious text brings to life an unusual countryside adventure. From out of the darkness “an echo/ came threading its way/ through the trees.” Schoenherr’s watercolor washes depict a New England few readers see: the bold stare of a nocturnal owl, a bird’s-eye view of a farmhouse. An air of expectancy builds as Pa imitates the Great Horned Owl’s call once without answer, then again. Bundled tight in wool clothes, they trudge through snow “whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl” here and there, hidden in ink-blue shadows, a fox, raccoon, fieldmouse and deer watch them pass. Review from Publishers Weekly: A girl and her father go owling on a moonlit winter night near the farm where they live.

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