Yesterday while reading the Sydney Morning Herald I noticed that Annette Macarthur-Onslow had died. She was the author illustrator of a book I loved during my childhood. It is called
Uhu and tells
the story of a small tawny owl rescued by the author in the Cotswolds who then goes on to cause havoc for its carers. It was originally published in 1969 and won the Children's Book Council award for Book of the Year in 1970.
Amazon are selling a copy for $159, so I was pleased I hadn't discarded the library's copy. Abe Books has a new copy for for well over $200.
The art in this book is extraordinary and because of the length of the text it is not a picture book for very young children. The language is descriptive and the vocabulary quite challenging, but it is 'just right' for upper primary students and owl lovers.
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