Illustrated by Leslie Leroux and Courtney Couch. Handsome and utterly delightful, Owls makes the world of this bird clear and simple. The text is printed in large, bold type and has a straightforward brightness to it. The illustrations nearly swoop from the page in their spry evocation of owls. Short sections focus on subjects such as the owl's tufts, ears, mating habits, rearing of young and hunting techniques.
Descriptions are clear and spiced with fun questions.
As the reader learns, for example, how an owl hears, she is invited to consider her own ears. Owls is the rare science book that is as lively as a good story because the authors and illustrators, working in perfect collaboration, make a good story out of owls-by turns funny, educational and just plain cool. The language of the book is respectful towards its youngest readers and lively enough to keep parents interested. Illustrated by Kendahl Jan Jubb. Walker and Company, 1998.