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www.readinga-Written by Karen MocklerILOOwls OverheadLEVELED BOOK LVisit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Owls OverheadA Reading AZ Level L Leveled BookWord Count:445www.readinga-Written by Karen MocklerOwls OverheadPhoto Credits:Front cover:Manfred Danegger/Science Source;back cover:Brian Bevan/;title page:Kim Taylor/Minden Pictures;pages 3,11:Wayne Lynch/All Canada Photos/Superstock;page 4:Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures;page 5:M.Watson/;page 6(left):Markus Varesvuo/Minden Pictures;page 6(right):Henrik Nilsson/Solent News/Rex/Rex USA;page 7(top):age fotostock/Superstock;page 7(bottom):Claus Meyer/Minden Pictures;pages 8(main),9(inset):Arterra Picture Library/Alamy;page 8(inset):All Canada Photos/Alamy;page 9(main):Rolf Nussbaumer/Minden Pictures;page 10:Ron Austing/Frank Lane Picture Agency/Corbis;page 12(top):Steve Maslowski/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis;page 12(bottom):Larry Miller/Science Source;page 13:Tom Mangelsen/Minden Pictures;page 14:Harri Taavetti/FLPA/age fotostock;page 15:Steve Allen/DFront cover:Barn owlBack cover:Little owlTitle page:Tawny owlOwls OverheadLevel L Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Karen MocklerAll rights reserved.www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL LK1820Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA34Table of ContentsFlying in the Moonlight .4Eyes for the Night .6Even Better Ears .8Silent Hunters .10Where Owls Live .12Owls Are Out There .14Glossary .16Flying in the MoonlightIts a quiet,moonlit night.You walk along the edge of town.A shadow crosses your path,but you hear no sound.You look up as a dark shape floats over you and into the nearby trees.Boreal owletsTawny owlOwls Overhead Level L34Table of ContentsFlying in the Moonlight .4Eyes for the Night .6Even Better Ears .8Silent Hunters .10Where Owls Live .12Owls Are Out There .14Glossary .16Flying in the MoonlightIts a quiet,moonlit night.You walk along the edge of town.A shadow crosses your path,but you hear no sound.You look up as a dark shape floats over you and into the nearby trees.Boreal owletsTawny owlOwls Overhead Level L56Its an owl.More than two hundred different species of owls live around the world.They come in many sizes and live on every continent except Antarctica.Owls may seem mysterious,but the way they look and act helps them survive.Eyes for the NightLike most birds,owls cant move their eyes.Instead,they must turn their heads to follow a moving object.Owls are able to turn their heads almost all the way around.They can even turn their heads upside down.Northern hawk owlBurrowing owlLong-eared owlsOwls Overhead Level L56Its an owl.More than two hundred different species of owls live around the world.They come in many sizes and live on every continent except Antarctica.Owls may seem mysterious,but the way they look and act helps them survive.Eyes for the NightLike most birds,owls cant move their eyes.Instead,they must turn their heads to follow a moving object.Owls are able to turn their heads almost all the way around.They can even turn their heads upside down.Northern hawk owlBurrowing owlLong-eared owlsOwls Overhead Level L78Owls big eyes help them survive,too.Owls cant see in total darkness,but they can see better in low light than most animals.Thats because of their pupilsthe black circles in the center of their eyes.Their pupils can grow large to let in more light.Even Better EarsMost owls rely on their hearing to hunt.Most owls have huge ears,with one higher than the other.The higher ear hears sounds from above.The lower ear hears sounds from below.Owls can move the feathers around their faces to send more sound to one ear or the other.This helps them find prey.An owls pupils are small in bright light(top)and large in low light(bottom).Owls have very large ears,which are hidden under feathers.Some owls have thin skin that covers the ears openings.Upper earLower earOwl skullOwls Overhead Level L78Owls big eyes help them survive,too.Owls cant see in total darkness,but they can see better in low light than most animals.Thats because of their pupilsthe black circles in the center of their eyes.Their pupils can grow large to let in more light.Even Better EarsMost owls rely on their hearing to hunt.Most owls have huge ears,with one higher than the other.The higher ear hears sounds from above.The lower ear hears sounds from below.Owls can move the feathers around their faces to send more sound to one ear or the other.This helps them find prey.An owls pupils are small in bright light(top)and large in low light(bottom).Owls have very large ears,which are hidden under feathers.Some owls have thin skin that covers the ears openings.Upper earLower earOwl skullOwls Overhead Level L910Great gray owls can hear a mouse hidden under the snow.Barn owls can hear a mouse moving far away and catch one in complete darkness.These owls have the best hearing of any animal ever tested.Silent HuntersMany animals that owls hunt also have very good hearing.So if an owl wants to eat,it must attack by surprise.The soft feathers that cover owls bodies help them fly without a sound.Pellets!Owls cant chew their food.Instead,they often swallow small prey whole.They cant digest the unwanted parts of the animals.A part of their stomach with strong muscles rolls those parts into small balls,called pellets.A few hours after they eat,owls cough up a pellet.Owl pelletOwls,such as this barn owl,often crush their prey with their strong feet and sharp claws.The grip of some owls can be ten times stronger than a humans grip.A saw-whet owl flies silently through the trees.Owls Overhead Level L910Great gray owls can hear a mouse hidden under the snow.Barn owls can hear a mouse moving far away and catch one in complete darkness.These owls have the best hearing of any animal ever tested.Silent HuntersMany animals that owls hunt also have very good hearing.So if an owl wants to eat,it must attack by surprise.The soft feathers that cover owls bodies help them fly without a sound.Pellets!Owls cant chew their food.Instead,they often swallow small prey whole.They cant digest the unwanted parts of the animals.A part of their stomach with strong muscles rolls those parts into small balls,called pellets.A few hours after they eat,owls cough up a pellet.Owl pelletOwls,such as this barn owl,often crush their prey with their strong feet and sharp claws.The grip of some owls can be ten times stronger than a humans grip.A saw-whet owl flies silently through the trees.Owls Overhead Level L1112The main food for most owls is small animalslots of them.A hungry great gray owl may eat 1,400 mice in a year.In its lifetime,a barn owl may eat 11,000 mice!Where Owls LiveSome owls can live in many different habitats.Other owls need a special habitat,though.Burrowing owls live mostly on the prairie,making their nests underground.They use old burrows dug by other animals.Sometimes they move into fields and golf courses,and even near airport runways.An Owls Housekeeper Screech owls hunt snakes.However,they bring the blindsnake back to their nest alive.They let it go inside the nest,where it eats the insects that feed on the dead animals stored there.The snake becomes a housekeeper!Great horned owls are great hunters.They can even catch another bird in flight.A barn owl lives up to its name by raising its young in a barn.Owls Overhead Level L1112The main food for most owls is small animalslots of them.A hungry great gray owl may eat 1,400 mice in a year.In its lifetime,a barn owl may eat 11,000 mice!Where Owls LiveSome owls can live in many different habitats.Other owls need a special habitat,though.Burrowing owls live mostly on the prairie,making their nests underground.They use old burrows dug by other animals.Sometimes they move into fields and golf courses,and even near airport runways.An Owls Housekeeper Screech owls hunt snakes.However,they bring the blindsnake back to their nest alive.They let it go inside the nest,where it eats the insects that feed on the dead animals stored there.The snake becomes a housekeeper!Great horned owls are great hunters.They can even catch another bird in flight.A barn owl lives up to its name by raising its young in a barn.Owls Overhead Level L1314Spotted owls can only survive in old forests with huge trees.By 1994,most of their habitat had been destroyed by logging.Today,few spotted owls are left.Owls Are Out TherePeople dont often see owls,but theyre out there.If youre in the country and want to find one,try going out at sunset.Listen for their calls.Owl SoundsOwls arent always silent,and they dont all hoot.They all make different sounds.A great horned owl can bark like a dog and meow like a cat.Barn owls dont hootthey scream.Their strange cry and appearance once made some people think of barn owls as a sign of bad luck.People take pictures of a great gray owl,the largest owl in the world.Like many other owls,spotted owls do not fly south for the winter.Owls Overhead Level L1314Spotted owls can only survive in old forests with huge trees.By 1994,most of their habitat had been destroyed by logging.Today,few spotted owls are left.Owls Are Out TherePeople dont often see owls,but theyre out there.If youre in the country and want to find one,try going out at sunset.Listen for their calls.Owl SoundsOwls arent always silent,and they dont all hoot.They all make different sounds.A great horned owl can bark like a dog and meow like a cat.Barn owls dont hootthey scream.Their strange cry and appearance once made some people think of barn owls as a sign of bad luck.People take pictures of a great gray owl,the largest owl in the world.Like many other owls,spotted owls do not fly south for the winter.Owls Overhead Level L1516If you stay out late enough,people might think youre an owla night owl,that is.Glossaryattack(v.)to act harmfully toward(p.10)habitats(n.)the place where a plant or animal lives(p.12)mysterious(adj.)odd;not easy to understand(p.5)prey(n.)an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal (p.8)species(n.)a group of living things that are similar(p.5)survive(v.)to stay alive(p.5)Barn owlOwls Overhead Level L1516If you stay out late enough,people might think youre an owla night owl,that is.Glossaryattack(v.)to act harmfully toward(p.10)habitats(n.)the place where a plant or animal lives(p.12)mysterious(adj.)odd;not easy to understand(p.5)prey(n.)an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal (p.8)species(n.)a group of living things that are similar(p.5)survive(v.)to stay alive(p.5)Barn owlOwls Overhead Level Lwww.readinga-Written by Karen MocklerOwls OverheadPhoto Credits:Front cover:Manfred Danegger/Science Source;back cover:Brian Bevan/;title page:Kim Taylor/Minden Pictures;pages 3,11:Wayne Lynch/All Canada Photos/Superstock;page 4:Stephen Dalton/Minden Pictures;page 5:M.Watson/;page 6(left):Markus Varesvuo/Minden Pictures;page 6(right):Henrik Nilsson/Solent News/Rex/Rex USA;page 7(top):age fotostock/Superstock;page 7(bottom):Claus Meyer/Minden Pictures;pages 8(main),9(inset):Arterra Picture Library/Alamy;page 8(inset):All Canada Photos/Alamy;page 9(main):Rolf Nussbaumer/Minden Pictures;page 10:Ron Austing/Frank Lane Picture Agency/Corbis;page 12(top):Steve Maslowski/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis;page 12(bottom):Larry Miller/Science Source;page 13:Tom Mangelsen/Minden Pictures;page 14:Harri Taavetti/FLPA/age fotostock;page 15:Steve Allen/DFront cover:Barn owlBack cover:Little owlTitle page:Tawny owlOwls OverheadLevel L Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Karen MocklerAll rights reserved.www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL LK1820Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRAwww.readinga-Written by Karen MocklerILOOwls OverheadLEVELED BOOK LVisit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Owls OverheadA Reading AZ Level L Leveled BookWord Count:445
