{"product_id":"screech-owlsisbn-9780771056444","title":"Screech Owls","description":"The Screech Owls are flying around the world to Sydney, Australia, site of the 2000 Olympics, for an exhibition tournament to promote ice hockey in the sports-mad land down under.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trip, however, involves much more than hockey. The teams coming to Sydney will take part in “The Peewee Olympics” – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the youngsters to compete in real Olympic sports facilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat will it be for Nish? The pole vault? Synchronized swimming? Beach volleyball?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe team is also invited to tour Sydney’s magnificent zoo and the world-renowned Sydney Aquarium, where Sarah’s interest in bizarre marine biology leads to a field trip in search of an endangered sea horse. A field trip that brings the Screech Owls face-to-face with Death Down Under.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheck out the Screech Owls' website at www.screechowls.com.“For kids who love hockey…Roy MacGregor’s series of books makes perfect reading.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e has been involved in hockey all his life. Growing up in Huntsville, Ontario, he competed for several years against a kid named Bobby Orr, who was playing in nearby Parry Sound. He later returned to the game when he and his family settled in Ottawa, where he worked for the \u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e and became the Southam National Sports Columnist. He still plays old-timers hockey and has been a minor-hockey coach for more than a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy MacGregor is the author of several classics in the literature of hockey. \u003ci\u003eHome Game\u003c\/i\u003e (written with Ken Dryden) and \u003ci\u003eThe Home Team\u003c\/i\u003e were both number one national bestsellers. He has also written the game’s best-known novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Season\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eRoad Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven A.M. Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Life in the Bush\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir of his father. He has also written books about native leaders and the Ottawa Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy MacGregor is now a senior columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Ellen, live in Kanata, Ontario. They have four children, Kerry, Christine, Jocelyn, and Gordon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can talk to Roy MacGregor at www.screechowls.com","brand":"Screech Owls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303564792037,"sku":"NP9780771056444","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771056444.jpg?v=1730754676","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/screech-owlsisbn-9780771056444","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}