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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Louisa is a tiny parakeet with a huge dream: to be a Broadway star. But no matter what she does, everyone keeps telling her she's too small to make it big! When a chance at her big break comes, Louisa learns that no matter how small you are, with a little talent and a lot of hard work, you can do anything--even be on Broadway."--
Author
Series
Martha speaks (Picture books) volume 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot.
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A little girl can't find her parakeet--her kitty must have eaten it! Right? Where else would it have gone? It was just here! She shouts, she accuses, and she laments her loss. But her cat might be trying to tell her something"--
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Using the sleuthing techniques he's gathered from his favorite mystery comics, Homer and Lulu track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they find a way to communicate with their human keepers and lead them to the culprits' hideout to stop the thieves?--...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Ride through Rubberwick in your Rolly Royce with Freddie and Peccary! This story collection is full of whimsical illustrations and laugh-out-loud adventures. From solving problems like the mysterious knock-knocking door, to saving the day with a fresh batch of waffle batter, Freddie Parrott knows that he can always count on his loyal butler and best friend, Peccary"--
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Alastair the African grey parrot is adopted by elderly dance-enthusiast and pie-baker Albertina Plopky and his sister, Aggie, by twelve-year-old Fritz, spoiling his plans to away fly with Aggie. Told in Alastair, Albertina, and Fritz's voices.--
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"All Cezanne wants is to be a great painter like his friends Monet, Pissarro, and Renoir. But when he shows his works, the professors, the critics, and the collectors all dismiss him: "Too flat!" "Too much paint!" "These are rough and unfinished!" Even his own pet parrot, Bisou, can't be brought to say, "Cezanne is a great painter!" And who can blame them? Cezanne doesn't care about tradition, and he doesn't follow the rules. He's painting in a way...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grumpy Gus is one pirate that complains about everything, even about seeking treasure, an attitude that annoys his fellow pirates--so the Pirate Queen gives Gus an equally grumpy parrot in hopes that it will teach Gus a lesson and make him change his grumpy ways.
Author
Series
Nate the Great volume 32
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nate the Great and his dog Sludge are on the case to find Pip's drone parrot in time for the Fourth of July picnic performance.
Author
Series
Frank and the puppy volume 2
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Frank the loveable but salty cat and his corgi sidekick Sunny are back! This time Frank falls head over heels in love with a deeply mysterious "masked cat" who he spies rooting through the garbage cans. Frank, Sunny, and new pal (an irascible parrot who is visiting) try hilariously to help Frank through his moony crush. On a Racoon. (But Frank doesn't know that.)--
14) Pablo and Birdy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy who drifted into the seaside town of Isla as a baby searches for answers about where he and his parrot came from in this charmer of a tale laced with magical realism from New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee.
15) Let me help!
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the book trade by Publishers Group West]
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A pet parrot tries to help his human family prepare for the Cinco de Mayo festivities in San Antonio, Texas.
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