parrots

Did you know that there are at least 17 different species of macaws? The largest, the hyacinth macaw, can weigh almost as much as two pineapples. Find out more about the macaw in this book.

"[This book] reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other, and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another's distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, [it] is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself"--Dust jacket.

Engage your earliest readers with these nonfiction animal introductions! In Parrots, emergent readers learn how parrots fly, eat, and live in the rain forest. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Parrots includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review questions. Parrots is part of Jump!'s My First Animal Books series.

Young readers may touch various surfaces on parrots that are not the one someone is looking for, until at last the right one appears.

"Meet the amazing talking parrot. This book explores the different habitats of parrots, their colorful feathers, what sounds they make, and much more. A folk talk explains why some parrots copy what people say"--Provided by publisher.

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how parrots get their colorful feathers and how their colors help them attract mates, warn off predators and rivals, and camouflage. Color photos and . . . leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about parrots, their habitat, behaviors, and science behind their . . . bright colors. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery"--Provided by publisher.

"Mah Jahan is a rich merchant who travels far and wide to trade her goods. When leaving for India, she promises to bring back a gift for her talking parrot. All that the parrot requests is for her to go to the jungle and ask his friends if they have any messages for him. But when she delivers their message, she learns an important lesson about how to treat the ones you love..."--Back cover.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

"There are more than 300 kinds of parrots, and they're found in warm places like rain forests all over the world. These colorful, noisy birds are some of the most recognizable on Earth. Beginning readers will love learning more about them in low ATOS text and accompanying full-color photographs that show the many sizes and colors of parrots. A helpful "Words to Know" section introduces body parts and the rain forest habitat and a simple table of contents and index show readers textual elements of nonfiction books"--.

"This collection includes two novels inspired by Creepshow, Shudder's anthology TV series based on the 1982 horror comedy classic. When Bea moves to a new town, she is determined to do two things: get on the dance team at school and find new friends. What she doesn't expect is for one of those friends to be a ghost, or for that ghost to be jealous of her dance crew. If Bea wants to keep the peace, she has to do what her new friends want. But at what cost? [In Pretty Polly,] Casey has always loved animals. Dogs and cats are fine enough-not that his dead-beat dad has ever let him have one. But what he really wants is an African Grey Parrot. When he finally gets his wish, it's almost too good to be true. The parrot, Dorian, sings and talks and learns new tricks so fast. Dorian is incredibly smart--maybe too smart for his, and Casey's, own good"--OCLC.