Grade 4/5 class listened intently to a book called "Northern Spotted Owl" by Patricia A Fink-Martin. This book is from the True Book Animals series that provides amazing photographs and interesting and unusual facts about animals.
I read these books to encourage the students to want to research other animals or birds. They were amazed to find out that the owl does not having external ears. It is unfortunate that clearing old forests are taking away the habitat of the Northern Spotted Owl. Did you know the wing span can be 4 feet wide? A student helped me measure out 4 feet with the measuring tape. All of the students were surprised.
Our world is full of nature's creatures that we can only be exposed to through books or occasionally see at a zoo or aquarium. After reading only a few pages, it sparked conversation of visual sightings and interest in this magnificent bird. A student mentioned that he thought this bird was lazy because they do not build their own nests; all of the students chuckled. I'm sure it will be the topic of conversation at the dinner table tonight.
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