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Wesley

The Story Of A Remarkable Owl

Stacey O'Brien

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English
Bantam
01 July 2009
An engaging and inspirational memoir of raising and living with an abandoned barn owl that became a New York Times bestseller.

Sometimes an owl is a woman's best friend...

When biologist Stacey O'Brien met a four-day-old baby barn owl, little did she know that this fateful encounter would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O'Brien was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a permanent home.

With both a tender heart and a scientist's eye, O'Brien records his life from a helpless ball of fuzz to a playful, clumsy adolescent to a gorgeous, gold-and-white, adult owl with a heart-shaped face. Their bond deepens as she discovers Wesley's outsize personality, subtle emotions and playful nature. When O'Brien develops her own life-threatening illness, the biologist is rescued from death by the insistent love and courage of this wild animal.

WESLEY THE OWL is a thoroughly engaging, heart-warming, often funny story of a complex, emotional, non-human being capable of reason, play, and, most important, love and loyalty. It is sure to be cherished by animal lovers everywhere.
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Imprint:   Bantam
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 214mm,  Width: 135mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   192g
ISBN:   9781741669305
ISBN 10:   1741669308
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Stacey O'Brien is trained as a biologist specialising in wild-animal behaviour. She graduated from Occidental College with a BS in biology and continued her education at Caltech. She now works as a wildlife rescuer and rehabilitation expert with a variety of local animals, including the endangered brown pelican, owls, seabirds, possums, and songbirds. She lives in Southern California.

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