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Author
Publisher
I-5 Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From the tiny parakeet to the giant hyacinth macaw, not all parrots place the same demands on their parents. Parakeets, conures, cockatiels, lories{u2014}the parrot family consists of the most popular pet birds, each offering keepers their unique characteristics and exotic beauty as well as their specific requirements. Bird expert and author, Carol Frishmann has written a must-have book for every parrot parent-to-be, an all-in-one guide that will...
6) Parrots
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book briefly examines the behavior and habitats of the parrot.
Author
Publisher
T.F.H. Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This book gives parrot parents the tools to help ensure that their birds become social, tame, and fun companions. Advocating only positive, humane methods, the author guides the reader through the basics of training including terminology and various techniques and progresses to more advanced tasks, such as trick training, training a flighted parrot, and training a parrot to talk. Using the methods in this book, readers can prevent the development...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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.
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"--
17) Hello, Jimmy!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A funny, noisy parrot comes into Jack's world and brings him closer to his dad in an unexpected and moving way"--
Author
Series
Ruby Valentine volume 1
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Ruby Valentine misses her favorite holiday of the year, her parrot, Lovebird, convinces her that every day is the perfect day to say "I love you.".
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
Series
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Inheriting her great-uncle Louis's bayside souvenir shop should have been a breeze for Glory. Instead it's been one headache after another--with a lot of them generated by Bluebeard, a parrot with a mouth like a sailor and a personality a lot like her late great-uncle. But Glory's troubles pale in comparison to those of her best friend Karen, whose ex may still have the personalized key chain to her heart, but whose brother-in-law is about to get...
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