![]() ![]() Soon Owly gets lost but thankfully finds some friends that help him find his way, the bats that had frightened them earlier in the cave. Wormy guards the tent while Owly goes to look for it. They run back to their previous spot until the rain lets up, but then they realize they lost their telescope in all the commotion. Unfortunately, it starts to rain, so they seek shelter in a nearby cave, only to become frightened at the strange noises coming from within. They begin looking through a telescope near their treehouse, but when they realize the trees get in the way of the stars, they pack up their gear and head to an open area the next day to try again. Young readers and pre-readers alike will respond strongly to the tale's elemental drama and clearly defined emotional arc.All that Owly and Wormy want is to see the stars. In a final bit of both plot and emotional resolution, Wormy's fear of the dark is transformed to delight as the camp's candle is blown out, and the seemingly empty skies overhead suddenly blaze with stars. Owly returns in triumph with not only the telescope, but a set of friendly bats to explain the scary sound effects. As in Owly's previous picture-book ( Friends All Aflutter, 2011) and graphic-novel appearances, the tale is told in big, easy-to-grasp sequential cartoons, with wordless pictures and signs in balloons creating a nonverbal language that serves just fine in place of narration or dialogue. This prompts Owly to screw his courage to the sticking place, leave his shivering buddy behind and set off on a search. When heavy rains drive them into a cave that night, and eerie "Clickety skreeeeeeeee" noises send them scrambling back out, the telescope goes missing. Discovering that their view of the sky has been blocked by tree leaves, Owly and his little vermiform housemate march out to set up their new telescope on a woodland hilltop. Young readers and pre-readers alike will respond strongly to the tale'selemental drama and clearly defined emotional arc." -Kirkus Reviews, Septem*STAR, * "The small owl with big eyes and equally outsized heart makes new friends on a nocturnal outing. In a final bit of both plot and emotional resolution,Wormy's fear of the dark is transformed to delight as the camp's candleis blown out, and the seemingly empty skies overhead suddenly blaze withstars. Owly returns in triumph with notonly the telescope, but a set of friendly bats to explain the scarysound effects. As in Owly's previous picture-book( Friends All Aflutter, 2011) and graphic-novel appearances, the tale istold in big, easy-to-grasp sequential cartoons, with wordless picturesand signs in balloons creating a nonverbal language that serves justfine in place of narration or dialogue. This prompts Owly toscrew his courage to the sticking place, leave his shivering buddybehind and set off on a search. When heavy rains drive them into a cavethat night, and eerie "Clickety skreeeeeeeee" noises send themscrambling back out, the telescope goes missing. Discovering that their view of the sky has been blocked by tree leaves,Owly and his little vermiform housemate march out to set up their newtelescope on a woodland hilltop. * "The small owl with big eyes and equally outsized heart makes new friends on a nocturnal outing. This wordless picture book conveys a nuanced narrative with charming illustrations that will appeal to even the earliest readers. What's that screee sound? What's that click click clicking noise? And what has happened to their telescope?! Owly and Wormy find plenty to be frightened of, but with a little bravery, they also find there are nearly as many helpful new friends on the horizon as there are stars in the sky. And this time there are even bigger challenges to face. Armed with camping gear, galoshes-and their wits, of course!-Owly and Wormy set out once again. But these two friends are not about to let a little obstacle like foliage stop them. Try as they might, though, they can only see leaves.and branches.and more leaves. Owly and Wormy want to see the stars! So they gather their telescope and their lantern and head out into the dark night, all the way to the edge of their branch. Out on a stargazing venture in this wordless picture book, Owly and Wormy discover that it's fine to be frightened-but it's better to be brave. ![]()
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