National Geographic Kids Chapters: Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!: And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Rescues
Meet some brave, amazing animals and the caring people who come to their rescue. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers won't want to put this book down.National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, exciting, full-color true stories—just right to carry in backpacks, share with your friends, and read under the covers at night.
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PAUL AND BABE: Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!
Chapter 3: Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!
Baby owl Paul stands beside his sister, Babe. Eastern screech-owls can be red, like Paul, or gray, like Babe. (photo credit p01.1)
When Homer Kuhn found these little baby owls, their eyes were still closed. (photo credit p01.2)
May 1, 2013 New Creek, West Virginia, U.S.A.
It was a sunny day, without a cloud in the sky. Birds chirped, squirrels barked, hawks screamed, and a family of deer ate grass near the edge of the woods. Woodcutter Homer Kuhn (sounds like COON) had just finished sawing the base of a dried-out tree.
“Timber!” Homer called.
The tree hit the ground. Thud!
Homer looped a long, heavy chain around the log. His brother, Willie, pulled the log out of the forest using a large machine that looks like a tractor, called a skidder. As the log slid past Homer, a flash of white caught his eye. He thought he saw two snowballs lying on the ground. But Homer knew that they couldn’t be snowballs. It was 80°F (26.5°C) outside.
Homer says, “I thought, what in the world is lying white like that in the middle of the woods?” He walked over to investigate. Lying in the dirt were two baby eastern screech-owls.
Homer scooped up the baby owls, or owlets, in his hand. They looked like two fluffy marshmallows. Peep, peep! the owlets called. They must have fallen out of a hole in the log, Homer thought.
Some birds build nests. Not screech-owls. Instead, they nest inside tree cavities (sounds like KAV-uh-tees). These are holes made by other animals, like woodpeckers. Usually, the mother owl looks after the babies while the father owl hunts for food to bring back to the family.
