Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance - Story about independence and new friendships

Sep 21, 2026

Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance follows a young barn owl who loves to dance whenever an occasion calls for it, from hatchings and moltings to first flights beneath the spotlight moon. At the special Leave the Nest Fall Fest, Berkeley and the other owlets prepare to search for homes of their own, facing the challenge of stage fright and the excitement of flying into the wide open. The tale celebrates newfound independence and the joy of making new friends.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance

Leave the Nest Fall Fest

BerkeleysBARN OWLDANCE Tera JohnsonTania Howells (( )) ( BerkeleysBARN OWL DANCE FLAPPITY,TAPPITY,CLAP CLAP CLAP. FLAPPITY,TAPPITY,FLAP FLAP FLAP! Berkeley Barn Owl loved to dance,and anyoccasion would do.She fluffed her stuff forhatchings and moltings and even first flights,under the spotlight moon.But the Leave theNest Fall Fest was an extra-special event:Berkeley and the other owlets would be settingout to find homes of their own.Will Berkeleyshake her stage fright and fly and dance herway into the great wide open?And will shefind the perfect place to roost? The story of a fledgling finding her way,Berkeley's Barn Owl Dance is a wing-flapping,talon-tapping celebration of newfoundindependence —and new friends,too. OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARYBIBLIOTHEQUE PUBLIQUE DOTTAWA # BerkeleysBARN OWL DANCE —1 Text C2008 Tera JohnsonIllustrations ◎2008 Tania Howells All rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted,inany form or by any means,without the prior writtenpermission of Kids Can Press Ltd.or in case of photocopyingor other reprographic copying,a license from The CanadianCopyright Licensing Agency(Access Copyright).For anAccess Copyright license,visit wwwaccesscopyright.caor call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support ofthe Government of Ontario,through the Ontario MediaDevelopment Corporations Ontario Book Initiative:theOntario Arts Council;the Canada Council for the Arts;and the Government of Canada.through the BPIDP,forour publishing activity. Published in the US.byKids Can Press Ltd.2250 Military RoadTonawanda,NY 14150 Published in Canada byKids Can Press Ltd.29 Birch AvenueToronto,ON M4V 1E2 www.kidscanpress.com With love to Kim,M&D,P&M and our owlets,Kylan,Truce and Evey.And heartfelt thanks to Yvette Ghione and KCP for giving a hoot!—TJ. For my dad,who taught me all about the love of birds —TH The art in this book was rendered digitally.The text is set in Alghera.Edited by Yvette GhioneDesigned by Karen PowersPrinted and bound in SingaporeThis book is smyth sewn casebound. The paper used to print this book was produced withelemental chlorine-free pulp.harvested from managedsustainable forests. CM 080987654321 Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Johnson.Tera Berkeleys barn owl dance /written by Tera Johnson:illustrated by Tania Howells. ISBN 978-1-55453-263-6 1.Barn owl—Juvenile fiction.I.Howells,Tania I.Title.PS8619.0484B472008 jC813'.6 C2007-906614-3 Kids Can Press is a [orUS Entertainment company BerkeleysBARN OWL DANCE written by Tera Johnsonillustrated by Tania Howells K I D S C A N P R E S S Berkeley Barn Owl loved to dance, and any occasion would do.She fluffed her stufffor hatchings and moltings and even first flights,under the spotlight moon. ! But tonight wasn't just any occasion.TheLeave the Nest Fall Fest was the biggest barn owldance of the year Next evening,Berkeley wouldbe leaving with her fellow fledglings,Bo and Bree.

FAQs

What is Berkeley’s favorite activity in the story?

Berkeley loves to dance, and she does it whenever any occasion is available.

Why is the Leave the Nest Fall Fest special?

It is an extra-special event because Berkeley and the other owlets will leave to find homes of their own.

What challenge does Berkeley face during the event?

Berkeley must shake her stage fright and fly and dance her way into the great wide open.

Sep 21, 2026

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