Author: Stephanie Spinner
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307975673
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they studied great apes and dolphins. African greys, with their walnut-sized "birdbrains," were pretty much ignored--until Alex. His intelligence surprised everyone, including Irene. He learned to count, add, and subtract; to recognize shapes, sizes, and colors; and to speak, and understand, hundreds of words. These were things no other animal could do. Alex wasn't supposed to have the brainpower to do them, either. But he did them anyway. Accompanied by Meilo So's stunning illustrations, Alex and Irene's story is one of groundbreaking discoveries about animal intelligence, hard work, and the loving bonds of a unique friendship.
Author: Melinda Johnson
Publisher: Sunshine Books (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Author: Bonnie Munro Doane
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470331135
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 347
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My Parrot, My Friend is a straightforward book that addresses a growing need for parrot owners and their birds. When difficulties develop in the home, or a clash in avian and human natures makes for unhappy birds and angry owners, many times the sad consequence is painful termination of what could have been a long-term, joyful relationship. Happily, there is an effective remedy and it lies in a program of behavior modification. That program is fully detailed in this well-written, wonderfully detailed text. In addition, the text helps readers to find the right bird so problems can be sidestepped altogether, and it explains which birds not to consider and why. My Parrot, My Friend shows how parrots grow and develop, and how behavioral problems can start. The book explains behavioral modification, how it works, and how to apply it in specific situations. Case studies and an examination of pertinent issues add considerable interest to the text. These and other special features make this one of the most indispensable reference books you will ever use. My Parrot, My Friend is the first book to approach the subject in such depth for the lay reader. It will make a significant difference in how pet owners view and relate to their birds and will point the way to happy endings where once there were none.
Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780794523800
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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A lovely new edition of this popular title in the groundbreaking "That's Not My.." series. Combines bright, colorful illustrations with a variety of different textures to touch and feel.
Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: THAT'S NOT MY (R)
ISBN: 9781474972116
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A delightful interactive book with touchy-feely patches. Join the lemurs as they clamber through the pages of this sensory adventure in That's not my lemur... from the UK's favourite touch-and-feel baby book series, That's not my... by Fiona Watt.Babies and toddlers will love touching the fuzzy, furry, smooth and soft fabric patches on each page. That's not my... books are designed to be shared, and develop sensory and language development. Don't forget to spot the little white mouse as they explore this sturdy board book, perfect for little hands.DID YOU KNOW...? One That's not my... book is sold every minute in the UK! With over 60 titles to choose from, there's a That's not my... book for everyone.
Author: Karen Keilt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631525727
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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The Parrot’s Perch opens in 2013, when Karen Keilt, age sixty, receives an invitation to testify at the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN in New York. The email sparks memories of her “previous life”—the one she has kept safely bottled up for more than thirty-seven years. Hopeful of helping to raise awareness about ongoing human rights violations in Brazil, she wants to testify, but she anguishes over reliving the horrific events of her youth. In the pages that follow, Keilt tells the story of her life in Brazil—from her exclusive, upper-class lifestyle and dreams of Olympic medals to her turmoil-filled youth. Full of hints of a dark oligarchy in Brazil, corruption, crime, and military interference, The Parrot’s Perch is a searing, sometimes shocking true tale of suffering, struggle—and survival. Karen Keilt lived through the darkest days of Brazil’s military dictatorship. In her courageous and compelling memoir, Keilt narrates an emotionally honest reckoning of her desire to find true happiness. Forbidden by her wealthy family to even mention her imprisonment, torture, and rape, Keilt is forced to make a change that will affect the rest of her life. Seen through her testimony to the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN, readers become witnesses to both her vulnerability and her quiet strength.
Author: SUSAN L. ROTH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643790817
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction. Also available in Spanish.
Author: Katherine Rawson
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
ISBN: 0976494396
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Imaginative pictures illustrate how young readers would look and act if they had the same physical characteristics and behaviors as parrots.
Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: That's Not My
ISBN: 9781474986892
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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A fabulous addition to the best-selling Usborne Touchy-feely series, which boasts over 1 million sales worldwide. Bold illustrations, simple text and carefully chosen textures on every page, including fuzzy noses and tufty tails, are designed to help develop sensory awareness.
Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: THAT'S NOT MY (R)
ISBN: 9780746085240
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This delightful series of board books is aimed at very young children. The bright pictures, with their patches of different textures, are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches.Ages 1+
