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Twilight Hunt: A Seek-and-Find Book
**Bank Street College "Best Books of the Year" selection** At twilight, the Screech Owl tracks its prey, but natural camouflage makes it invisible. This seek-and-find book invites children to discover amazing beings hidden among the trees. A key and information guide is included.
26 pages, Hardcover
First published August 30, 2007
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About the author
Narelle Oliver
26 books3 followersNarelle Oliver (1960 - 2016) was an Australian artist, print maker and award-winning children's author-illustrator.
Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland.
Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree. She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf.
Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist. As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia.
Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989.
Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland.
Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree. She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf.
Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist. As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia.
Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989.
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April 1, 2008
Looking for all the little critters was fun for the boy and me.
July 22, 2021
Narelle Oliver, who is the author and illustrator of this book.
The owl has some trouble with escaping bugs and finally catches a Luna Moth. Luna Moths only live about a week, so it seemed unfair to me that it should be caught. Luna Moths glow and so this might make sense as owls hunt at night. Oh, well, I'll get over it! The Luna Moth has no mouth so it doesn't stand a chance anyway.
This book is very cleverly made to show the trickery of camouflage and the disguise of animals. When I first looked at some of the pages I thought maybe the hidden pictures were later in the book, but when I let my eyes adjust I could see the different animals hiding. To be sure, you can check the key in the back of the book. Nonfiction information is provided at the very end which further describes the differences between camouflage, disguise, and behavior. Some animals use multiple means of hiding such as the Katydid, as it is green and so merges with the leaves, but the overall shape is like a single leaf. Quite tricky!
The author and illustrator of this book, Narelle Oliver, grew up in Australia in a family that spent much time on the visual arts. They made special trips to gather ideas and materials for the artwork. She drew ideas while exploring a prairie in Illinois, and made the drawings into linocut prints for this book. Children will enjoy finding all the animals hiding in the pictures.
The owl has some trouble with escaping bugs and finally catches a Luna Moth. Luna Moths only live about a week, so it seemed unfair to me that it should be caught. Luna Moths glow and so this might make sense as owls hunt at night. Oh, well, I'll get over it! The Luna Moth has no mouth so it doesn't stand a chance anyway.
This book is very cleverly made to show the trickery of camouflage and the disguise of animals. When I first looked at some of the pages I thought maybe the hidden pictures were later in the book, but when I let my eyes adjust I could see the different animals hiding. To be sure, you can check the key in the back of the book. Nonfiction information is provided at the very end which further describes the differences between camouflage, disguise, and behavior. Some animals use multiple means of hiding such as the Katydid, as it is green and so merges with the leaves, but the overall shape is like a single leaf. Quite tricky!
The author and illustrator of this book, Narelle Oliver, grew up in Australia in a family that spent much time on the visual arts. They made special trips to gather ideas and materials for the artwork. She drew ideas while exploring a prairie in Illinois, and made the drawings into linocut prints for this book. Children will enjoy finding all the animals hiding in the pictures.
June 15, 2018
This book would be fun for older kids to find the hidden animals.
April 12, 2019
A fun hidden picture book. Not great text, but fun to read.
February 7, 2025
Camaflouge lesson
March 19, 2016
08/09: This is a beautiful little book offering a gentle look at predators and prey.
From the inside cover: Narelle Oliver's twilight background creates a mysterious world where sight cannot be trusted and where creatures appear and disappear at will. The story's rhythmic words describe a magical microcosm where strange and beautiful creatures cleverly use camouflage to make themselves invisible to their predators.
The Screech Owl squints its eyes to track its prey and together with the reader, seeks out the amazing animals hidden among the layers of bark and leaves...
From the inside cover: Narelle Oliver's twilight background creates a mysterious world where sight cannot be trusted and where creatures appear and disappear at will. The story's rhythmic words describe a magical microcosm where strange and beautiful creatures cleverly use camouflage to make themselves invisible to their predators.
The Screech Owl squints its eyes to track its prey and together with the reader, seeks out the amazing animals hidden among the layers of bark and leaves...
May 19, 2008
Children will have fun finding the hidden animals in the lovely illustrations. The book is concerned with camoflage and the interrelation of living beings.
October 12, 2008
Fantastic premise (an owl goes hunting and every time he finds prey, it blends in to its surroundings) but the artwork was drab and uninteresting.
January 18, 2012
This book is good for teaching about camouflage in the near wild. This is really well done. The story is also good for food chains since it covers various predator-prey relationships.
March 9, 2016
A good camouflage book with owls playing the predator role. Very engaging illustrations, especially with hidden animals to discover.
October 15, 2015
If they are going to hide multiple animals on a spread, they need to inform the reader how many to look for. Good information in the appendices.
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