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Owl BabiesMartin Waddell
Owl Babies
by Martin Waddell
Three owl chicks wake to find their mother gone from the nest and wait through the dark, thinking and worrying, until she sweeps silently back.
A story about animals and families, gentle and warm in tone. We would put it with children of 3–5, and at a reading age of about 5 for reading alone.
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