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Thanks so much for sharing this! I did this project in highschool and have been telling my family about it. I just ordered the book and pellet!!!

Keeping an eye out for owl pellets was a part of every trip outdoors when I was a kid. If you live in an area that doesn't have a lot of owls (or none :( ), then I could really see the advantage of having this packet. I STILL think owl pellets are cool, finding a complete skeleton or a skull in one makes you feel like some kind of avian archaeologist, and I (and my siblings and friends) loved it when we were growing up.

When I was in grade school, one of my classmates' mom was a zoo keeper at a wild life rehabilitation zoo. His mom would bring in all sorts of animals and activities twice a year from 1st grade through 4th (we moved after that).

I dissected owl 4 times and it was cool every time. I had a whole mouse skull in mine twice and was the envy of everyone in the class except for the girl who had a small garter snake skeleton.

If I remember correctly every kid, boys and girls, loved this.

Ugh. I wanted to throw up when you reminded me of this. I can still smell it! We had to dissect one in 3rd grade. Disgusting! But I am not an animal person...maybe that's why I couldn't stand it.

What's wrong with me? My childhood education did not include anything having to do with owl vomit.

I feel somehow deprived. And yet, not so much.

How do/did they have a reliable supply of owl pellets to go with these books? Megan, I am an animal person and dissecting formerly living things was very upsetting to me in high school. Pithing frogs was awful, I wouldn't do it, and the tortured face of the embalmed cat gave me nightmares. The habits of living things are endlessly fascinating however.