As days are short and cold nights seem endless, what better way to add wintery fun to the classroom than Owl Moon I wanted to replace our basal story with one that would engage students on these cold and dreary days while still covering essential skills, such as cause and effect and compare and contrast. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen was the perfect way to light up our learning. The text is difficult for beginning readers, but as an instructional text it is a compelling story even listeners could understand.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/meghan-everette/covering-objectives-across-curriculum-owl-moon/