Greta the Great Horned Owl
A True Story of Rescue and Rehabilitation
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
The true story of an injured owl’s recovery and return to nature
Greta the Great Horned Owl is out hunting mice. She has no idea that her life is about to change forever. A train strikes her, severely injuring her wing and leg. A rescue team brings her to a wildlife rehabilitation center—and this is just the beginning of her story. Will surgery save her wing? Can Greta learn to fly again? Her only hope of returning to the wild is to prove that she can hunt.
Greta the Great Horned Owl is a true story told with gorgeous photographs and heartwarming text by award-winning author Christie Gove-Berg. Through Greta’s journey, readers learn about owls and wildlife rehabilitation centers.
See the inside of a wildlife hospital. Learn how veterinarians help animals to get better. Find out about owl diets, nests, and families. Greta the Great Horned Owl is both entertaining and educational, helping to instill in children an appreciation of animals and nature.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The third book of the Wildlife Rescue Stories series documents a great horned owl's rehabilitation. Through firsthand photographs and digitally rendered scenes, readers encounter the owl as she hunts at twilight. In a dramatic photo reenactment, Greta collides with an oncoming train: "Her legs and wings are trapped. She struggles but cannot get free." Gove-Berg describes Greta's injuries a broken leg and wing both displayed in X-ray images, while compelling photographs show the veterinarians performing surgery and follow-up care. Readers will share in the joy as Greta's rescuers release her: "People watch and whisper as the vet throws Greta into the air. Greta flies up toward the sky. The people cheer!" Back matter featuring a q&a with Gove-Berg provides additional information about great horned owls. Ages 4 8.
