A guide to caring for pet birds that offers information on the different breeds, their health and nutrition needs, proper handling, safety, exercise, and common health problems.
Provides information about taking care of a bird including feeding, grooming, exercise, and health care. Includes dozens of tips, diagrams of a parakeet's anatomy and life cycle, and a glossary.
Stanley is excited about bringing the class pet, a bird, home for the weekend, but when his friend Larry urges him to open the cage and let Figgy out to fly, it is hard to know who is to blame for the ensuing disaster.
Provides general information on the care of birds, offers advice on choosing a pet, and features descriptions of ten popular bird species, including budgies, finches, and parrotlets.
Sixteen-year-old Anooshka Stargirl, whose homelife is less than rosy, meets a rock singer named Orpheus and finds her obsession with him drawing her into his world.
Simple text and photographs show young readers how to care for a new bird; discussing choosing a breed, supplies, feeding, cleaning a cage, and signs of sickness.