| An Owl at Sea Contributor(s): Vande Griek, Susan (Author), Wallace, Ian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1773061119 ISBN-13: 9781773061115 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Animal Welfare - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: 598.97 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.2" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scottish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the true story of a Short-eared Owl that plummeted onto the deck of an oil rig in the North Sea, one hundred miles from shore. Weak and tired, it huddled on the deck until riggers provided it with a makeshift shelter and fresh meat to eat. When a helicopter arrived to transport some of the workers back home, they took the owl with them, handing it over to the Scottish SPCA. A few weeks later the owl was strong enough to be released into the countryside. Susan Vande Griek's gentle prose poem describes this unusual encounter with a creature from the wild with curiosity and wonder. Ian Wallace's stunning watercolors show gorgeous seascapes, the subtle beauty of the owl, and the oil rig and its workers, creating compelling visual contrasts. An author's note includes information about the Short-eared Owl, a bird found in the Americas, Europe and Asia, whose numbers may be in decline due to loss of habitat. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, Ian: - Ian Wallace is one of Canada's best-known children's book creators. He has published many classics, including Boy of the Deeps and Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance. His illustrations for Canadian Railroad Trilogy and Just So Stories have each received three starred reviews. His most recent book is The Curiosity Cabinet. Ian has won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, among others. He has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Governor General's Award and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Ian lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife, Deb. Griek, Susan Vande: -Susan Vande Griek is the author of a number of highly acclaimed children's books. Her picture book Loon, illustrated by Karen Reczuch, was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book and won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction and the Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. More recently, she has written Go Home Bay, illustrated by Pascal Milelli, a glimpse into the life of the artist Tom Thomson. A longtime resident of the Maritimes, Susan has recently moved to Kingston, Ontario. |