The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)

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THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK.(Review)". Publishers Weekly. 16 July 2001 . Retrieved 2009-01-01. On 13 February 2022, the BBC broadcast the story on their CBeebies Bedtime Story programme, read by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Plop makes an ‘EEEEEEEK’ sound for the young lady. Think about the different noises that animals make. How do they use these to communicate with each other? The author uses the phrase ‘a fountain of dancing stars sprang up from the ground’ to describe the fireworks. Can you think of other ways of describing your favourite fireworks? Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing - he is afraid of the dark.The chapter titles all begin with ‘Dark is?’. Can you think of other ways of describing the dark? Could you write another chapter for the story linked to your description? Who might the owl meet in your chapter?

Write a report about owls. What is their habitat? What do they eat? What special abilities do they have?

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The author describes Plop as fat, fluffy, soft and perfect. Can you think of other adjectives? Can you find synonyms for these words?