There's an Owl in the Shower
There's an Owl in the Shower

    Jean Craighead George

    There's an Owl in the Shower

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    Stealth Science

    Why this book counts

    • Environment & Ecology
    • Life Science
    • Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
    • Story / Adventure

    There's an Owl in the Shower begins with Borden blaming spotted-owl advocates for his logger father's unemployment and planning revenge. Bringing home a starving owlet forces the family conflict to pass through habitat loss, endangerment, animal care, and the difficult tradeoff between jobs and an old-growth ecosystem.

    The science inside

    • Conservation
    • Ecosystems
    • Animals & Zoology

    Your child will meet:

    • A spotted owl depends on suitable forest habitat for shelter, nesting, and food.
    • Removing old-growth forest can reduce habitat even when individual animals are not directly harmed.
    • An underfed wild owlet needs species-appropriate professional care rather than treatment as a pet.
    • A conservation conflict can involve both ecological evidence and real economic effects on families.

    Use it this way

    Make a needs-and-effects map with the owlet, spotted-owl habitat, Borden's family, and the logging community, then add one supported need and one consequence for each. Discuss tradeoffs without capturing or feeding an owl, and route any distressed bird report through an adult and licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

    Parent effort: Simple activity

    Borden's father, Leon, was a logger in the old-growth forests of California. That is, until the spotted-owl lovers interfered. One day, frustrated by his father's unemployment, Borden sets out on a mission of revenge against the spotted owl but returns home with a half-starved owlet instead.

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