Key Selling Points

• Owls are among the world’s most easily recognized and culturally significant birds. Although owls are extremely popular, most people rarely see them and don’t know a lot about them. This book features photos of all 19 species that live in Canada and the United States and is filled with information about these mysterious birds.
• It is timely because there is a strong push happening in many parts of North America to restrict the use of rodent poisons that are taking a heavy toll on owls and other predators that eat the poisoned rodents.
• Encourages kids to get actively involved in learning more about owls and ensuring their survival and includes profiles that present real-life examples of kids who are helping owls in various ways.
• Frances Backhouse is an award-winning science writer of nonfiction books for adults and kids. She has already written two books in the Orca Wild series (Beavers and Grizzly Bears ). She also has an adult nonfiction book on owls, Owls of North America .

Frances Backhouse studied biology in university and worked as a park naturalist and as a biologist before becoming an environmental journalist and author. Her six previous books include Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver and Children of the Klondike, which won the 2010 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her partner, Mark Zuehlke, who is also a writer. Frances loves exploring the natural world both close to home and far away, especially when those explorations involve tent-camping. If there’s a beaver habitat nearby, it’s even better.

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“The impressively comprehensive text is chatty and entertaining…Spectacular photos make each spread a visual treat…This illuminating avian introduction is sure to make an owl ally out of anyone.”

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“If you aren’t already an owl fan, you’ll find them hard to resist after reading Owls: Who Gives a Hoot?...Written with expertise and up-to-date science, [the book] will attract the young audience already familiar with the Orca Wild series as well as older readers who simply love owls. Highly recommended.”

CM: Canadian Review of Materials