parrots

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Harry's mad

2001
Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.

The Passover parrot

1983
Relates what happens when the family parrot steals the afikomen at the Passover seder.

The secret message

2010
In this retelling of a Persian folktale attributed to Jalaledin R?um?i, a parrot tricks a wealthy merchant into setting him free.

Ruffle, Coo and Hoodoo

based on a true story
1993
Two South American parrots manage to survive cold Connecticut winters and a great horned owl who nests in the same tree.

Elephants never forget

2011
Otto, a sweet-natured elephant, dons a trenchcoat and fedora and, accompanied by his pal Crackers the parrot, heads to America in search of his childhood friend Georgie, a chimpanzee who was abducted from their forest home by a man with a wooden nose.

Parrots

1980

The empty window

1980
With his younger brother's help C.G. captures a wild parrot for his friend who is dying.

Best friends fur-ever

2010
Ellie pet-sits for her neighbor's African grey parrot Alix, about whom she is writing a report, while her family argues over whether to get a cat or a dog, and her little brother accidentally lets Alix out of his cage, all of which is chronicled in Ellie's ever-present sketchbook.

Say something, Perico

2011
Perico the parrot has lots to say but his new owner does not seem to understand him, leaving Perico to wonder if anyone will ever speak his language.

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