Mouse and Owl

Mouse and Owl tells how a mouse outsmarts an owl who wants to make dinner out of him.


School Zone’s Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Meaningful clues in the illustrations are abundant. After several readings with a partner, the child should be able to read alone. Most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.


Most of the vocabulary words in Mouse and Owl are typically introduced in first grade and second grade. The words quiet, scare, hungry, watching, stares, thunderstorm, and break are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words.