---Natalie The One and Only, and Chrissy The Great.


Good Story About Environmentalism for the Younger Audience   February 5, 2001
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

While this is a great book about ecology and how everything in the natural world is interconnected, I felt that it was written without the same grace and beauty that is present in Jean Craighead George's other children's nature stories. Perhaps it was too young for me (even though it deals with some thoughtful topics). The plot concerns a young boy, Borden, whose father's logging business is threatened by environmentalists who are concerned with the decimation of trees will have a bad impact on the wildlife in the area. When Borden finds an orphaned spotted owl--one of the creatures that has spawned the battle between environmentalists and businessmen--tension mounts, but Borden's father slowly comes to love the owlet. The whole story should make readers interested in owls and the environment, but someone who was looking forward to something on the same high level as JULIE OF THE WOLVES will be disappointed. This is an excellent book to share with a class discussing the environment and owls. Also, look into THE TARANTULA IN MY PURSE AND 172 OTHER WILD PETS, Ms. George's autobiographical story, which has--guess what?--an owl in the shower!


Theres an Owl in the Shower   January 8, 2001
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My opinion on this book is... I like this book, because it is funny. It is funny, because an owl acts like a man that took care of him during the book. It is also interesting. It is interesting, because you can learn allot about owls sinse the author acully looked looked up all the information she wrote down in the book. It is also very surprising too. It is surprising, because, sorry I can't tell you that, you have to read the book. If I put it on a scale from one to five it would be four. If you like to read a good book you would want this one. Trust me on this one. Review By:Michael Langenbach.