Romance is in the air!
During January and February, many types of owls mate to produce offspring in the spring. The forests of Iowa are often filled with sounds of owls hooting, and what some may consider “weird” noises. What better time to investigate owls, and what better way than Project WILD’s activity “Owl Pellets”?
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bailey, J. 1990. Life Cycle of an Owl. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Browne, V. 1995. Animal Lore and Legend: Owl. Scholastic, Inc.
Burton, J. 1989. Buffy the Barn Owl. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Butterworth, C. 1990. Owls. Steck-Vaughn.
Frank, R. 2004. So What, Saw-Whet? Hummingbird Mountain Press.
George, M. 1998. Owls. Child's World, Incorporated.
Gibbons, G. 2006. Owls. Holiday House.
Gibson, D.C. 2001. Owls and Their Homes. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Johnston, T. 2001. Barn Owls. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Martin, P.A. 2003. Northern Spotted Owls. Children's Press.
McDonald, M. 1997. Whoo-oo Is It? Scholastic, Inc.
Price, A. 2002. Raptors: The Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls of North America. Rinehart P.
Reid, M.E. 2002. Owls and Other Birds of Prey. World Book, Incorporated.
Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Capstone Press.
Riley, J. 2004. Quiet Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Scrace, C. 2001. Egg to Bird. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Silverstein, A. 1994. Eagles, Hawks, and Owls. Random House Children's Books.
Stone, L.M. 1989. Owls. Rourke Enterprises, Incorporated.
Storms, L. 1983. Owl Book. Lerner Publishing Group.
Swanson, D. 1998. Welcome to the World of Owls. Walrus Books.
Townsend, E.R. 2004. Woodland Animals: Owls. Capstone Press.
Whitehouse, P. 2002. Barn Owls. Heinemann.
Yolen, J. 1987. Owl Moon. Philomel.
Grades 3-5
Arnosky, J. 1999. All About Owls. Scholastic Paperbacks.
Biel, T.L. 2003. Owls. Wildlife Education, Ltd.
Brady, I. 1974. Owlet the Great Horned Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Brown, F.G. 1991. Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Coldrey, J. 1987. Owl in the Tree. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Epple, W. 1992. Barn Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Esbensen, B.J. 1991. Tiger with Wings: The Great Horned Owl. Scholastic, Inc.
Gerholdt, J.E. 1997. Spotted Owls. ABDO Publishing Company.
Hammerslough, J. 2004. Owl Puke: Book and Owl Pellet. Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Holmes, K.J. 1998. Owls. Capstone Press.
Hunt, P. 1982. Snowy Owls. Penguin Group.
Jarvis, K. 1996. Owls: Whoo Are They? Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Kappeler, M. 1991. Owls. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Kops, D. 2000. Owls. Thomson Gale.
Lynch, W. 2005. Owls. T&N Children's Publishing.
Mason, A. 2004. Owls. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Markle, S. 2005. Owls. Lerner Publishing Group.
Mudd-Ruth, M. 2004. Owls. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Niemuth, N.D. 1996. Owl Magic for Kids. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Sattler, H.R. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Swanson, D. 1998. Owls. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Tagholm, S. 2003. Barn Owl. Kingfisher.
Zallinger, J.D. 1995. The Book of North American Owls. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Grades 6-8
Burton, R. 1990. Discovering Owls. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Catchpole, C. 1978. Owls. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Duncan, J.R. 2003. Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books, Limited.
Fourie, D.K. 1994. Hawks, Owls and Other Birds of Prey. Silver Burdett Press.
Graham, K. 1997. Owls. Baxter, Colin Photography, Limited.
Kalman, B.D. 1987. Owls. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Livingston, M.C. 1990. If the Owl Calls Again: A Collection of Owl Poems. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Selsam, M.E. 1987. A First Look at Owls, Eagles, and Other Hunters of the Sky. Walker & Company.
Stefoff, R. 1997. Owl. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Stidworthy, J. 1987. Year in the Life of an Owl. Silver Burdett Press.
Sutton, P. 1994. How to Spot an Owl. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Tyler, H.A. 1978. Owls By Day and Night. Naturegraph Publishers, Incorporated.
Wechsler, D. 2003. Great Horned Owls. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Grades 9-12
Earley, C.G. 2004. Hawks and Owls of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America. Firefly Books, Limited.
Heintzelman, D.S. 1984. Guide to Owl Watching in North America. New Win Publishing, Incorporated.
Johnsgard, P.A. 2002. North American Owls: Biology and Natural History. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Lawrence, R.D. 2003. Owls: The Silent Flyers. Firefly Books, Limited.
Long, K. 1998. Owls: A Wildlife Handbook. Johnson Books.
Parry-Jones, J. 2001. Understanding Owls: Biology, Management, Breeding, Training. F & W Publications, Incorporated.
Taylor, I. 2003. Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation. Cambridge University Press.
