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2) Parrots
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of parrots and discusses specific species such as the African gray parrot, macaw, and kakapo.
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287 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Provides information on more than 60 species of parrots, including Bourke's parakeets, budgies, cockatiels, lineolated parakeets, lovebirds, rock pebblers, parrotlets, Senegal parrots, brotogeris, conures, great-billed parrots, kakarikis, pionus, Quaker parakeets, ring-necked parakeets, African grey parrot, Amazons, caiques, cockatoos, eclectus, hawk-headed parrot, lories and lorikeets, macaws, rosellas, neophemas, and hanging parrots.
4) Terrific
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"Terrific," says Eugene when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." But Eugene's luck is much worse than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up stranded on a tiny island.
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On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.
6) Parrots
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48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
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This book briefly examines the behavior and habitats of the parrot.
8) Parrots
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xvii, 428 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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"While parrots have a historical reputation for being a pirate's best friend, in the modern-day U.S. -- where birds are the nations third most popular household pet -- thousands of landlubbers are in on the act! And thats not surprising -- parrots are as affectionate, friendly, and fun to be with as a dog or cat. They are also relatively low-maintenance, with no rude 5 a.m. awakenings with demands for food or punishing walks. Renowned avian care and...
9) Paulie
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When a little parrot with a big personality sets out to find the loving girl who raised him, he discovers his way with words has a way of landing him in big trouble.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Harold is an amazing mimic, and can imitate the sound of everything in his home. Tired of repeating the same old noises, he yearns to find out what other voices there are in the big, wide world. But what happens when he suddenly realizes that he doesn't yet have a voice of his own?"--Cover p. 4.
A clever parrot named Harold gets tired of mimicking just the sounds in the apartment where he lives, so one day he seizes the opportunity to escape out...
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Joseph M. Forshaw is one of Australia's foremost ornithologists and a world-renowned expert on parrots. His books include Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide (Princeton). Frank Knight has been an illustrator for three decades, producing artwork for scientific papers, books, and lectures. His books include The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.
The world's parrots in one convenient field guide
From the macaws of South America to the...
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"Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories....
17) Wird bird
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30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"A story in verse in which a young parrot hatches and speaks his first word, which is so long and unfamiliar that he must prove its existence in a dictionary."
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Follow the ups and downs of a flock of wild urban parrots within the green niches of San Francisco. Along the way meet unforgettable characters like Picasso and Sophie, the inseparable parrot lovers, and Connor, the lovable outcast of the flock.
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