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1) Parrots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
xvii, 428 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Description
Includes material on parrot purchasing and adopting, housing, supplies and accessories, parrot-proofing a house, care, nutrition, grooming, health, behavior, taming, training, breeding, showing, and travel.
3) Parrots
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
23 p. : col. ill.
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environments of various species of parrots.
4) Paulie
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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.
5) Parrots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c 2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. ; cm.
Description
Step into the wild, exotic world of parrots, examining where these colorful birds live, what they eat, when their young are born, and how they are built for survival. Learn about their relationship with humans and the animals around them.
6) Parrots
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Series
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Description
"Pet Library, focusing on the most popular family pets, begins with a look at the history of the species and takes readers through a journey for greater understanding of each animal"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
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.
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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
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
41 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Recounts the true story of an African grey parrot who was the subject of a graduate student's scientific experiment on animal intelligence and who astonished everyone with its ability to add, understand concepts and speak hundreds of words.
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the wilds of Costa Rica to the suburbs of our own country, parrot owners, rescuers, breeders, and biologists involved in conservation programs share their stories and the stories of their parrots in this bittersweet and unforgettable film about the difficulties and consequences of keeping and caring for parrots as pets.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
When she is freed from prison, Cruella De Vil tries once again to collect enough Dalmatians to make herself a coat, but a quick-thinking parrot and the dog communities of London and Paris work together to foil her plan.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
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.
15) Pablo & Birdy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Pablo, nearly ten, has many questions about his origins and how he arrived at Isla as a baby, but finding the answers may mean losing his lifetime companion, Birdy the parrot.
16) Hello, Jimmy!
Author
Formats
Description
"A funny, noisy parrot comes into Jack's world and brings him closer to his dad in an unexpected and moving way"--
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew go on a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's 'parrot,' Polly, could be the answer to the riches they are searching for.
Author
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Description
In 1970's San Francisco, Julie is excited to take care of Ivy's talking parrot while her friend is on vacation, but strange things are happening at Ivy's house and an old friend of Julie may be to blame.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
Description
"A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
262 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 c.
Description
"I'm Sherlock Bones. Who is Sherlock Bones, you ask? Well, I don't like to brag, but my trusty side-kick Watts says I'm the greatest detective in our whole museum. Don't you, Watts? Watts--? You might not be able to hear Watts, because he's technically a stuffed parrot, but I always know what he's thinking. And right now he's thinking: can we solve the mystery of the missing Blue Diamond and save the Museum of Natual History before it's too late?"--Provided...
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