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"Feathered Friends Speak: Mastering Parrot Communication & Training" is a transformative guide that unveils the secrets to developing a profound connection with your parrot. Through expert insights, practical exercises, and heartwarming stories, this book empowers parrot owners to understand the intricate language of their feathered companions. From the basics of parrot care to advanced training techniques, readers will discover how to foster an environment...
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The remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas.
"You be good. I love you," were Alex's final words to his owner, research scientist Irene Pepperberg, before his premature death at age thirty-one on September...
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I Painted a Magenta Flamingo pits the imagination of a brother against the facts his sister knows about flamingos. The brother creates his fantasy world undeterred by his sister's efforts to make him stick to reality. The sister does know her facts, so the reader will become quite knowledgeable about flamingos, too. Suitable for ages 4 to 8 years. REVIEWS: "Love the use of color and new vocabulary words! My 5 and 7 years-olds both enjoyed the...
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"Down the hill I run, rain-booted and sweater-free. And all around me, swallows swirl." One child's year is punctuated by the life cycle of the swallows roosting in the eaves of the shed. She watches as they build nests and teach their young to snap up bugs, zipping through the air in loop-the-loops. Winter comes and she imagines their journey south, towards warmer, longer days. And when the swallows return? She greets them open armed as friends....
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Welcome to the amazing world of Turkeys Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Turkeys.You will find Turkeys in nature with pictures to include the many Turkeys species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Turkeys Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 101 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Turkeys with facts and color photos.Be sure to read...
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As part of his challenge to the theory of evolution, the outspoken creationist presents alternative theories of bird flight and migration.
In 1932, Bernard Acworth established the Evolution Protest Movement (now called the Creation Science Movement) for the purpose of criticizing evolutionary theory in scientific terms. A freelance journalist and amateur ornithologist, he took aim at the accepted science of ornithology with a keenly skeptical eye....
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Welcome to the amazing world of Roosters Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Roosters.You will find Roosters in nature with pictures to include the many Roosters species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Roosters Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 66 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Roosters with facts and color photos.Be sure...
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Embark on an enchanting journey in "Beneath the Water," a captivating children's book. Dive into a tropical paradise where strangers and dangers lurk, but the tiniest forest creature unveils the secrets of Cloud Mountains, bringing harmony to both its fellow animals and the lush surroundings. Discover the magic of cooperation and the wonders that unfold beneath the water in this heartwarming tale of unity and nature's gifts.
12) Olivia loves Owl
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After enjoying a perfect autumn day together, Olivia and her stuffed toy friend Owl go inside to wish upon a star and hoot at the moon.
13) Neither
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IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Because Neither is unlike both the rabbits and birds of the Land of This and That, it sets out to find a new place where all kinds of creatures are welcome.
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The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China in the twentieth century suggests that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence-bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more-has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed carnivores to the ancestors of modern birds.
Mixing colorful portraits with news on the latest fossil findings and interviews with leading paleontologists...
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In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and Traditional Storytelling techniques, a wood duck and a crow turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth. Mistakes can be an opportunity for growth.
Indigenous artist and storyteller Andrea Fritz tells the tale of a wood duck and a crow who turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth.
Qwiwilh the wood duck is preparing to nest in his favorite tree when Q'uleeq'e'...
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Maxine loves her giant tree in the Walbran Valley, but as she gazes at clearcuts from the car window, she worries. What if her tree is gone? Her family and friends trek through the old growth forest, and Maxine runs on ahead to check. Yes, her tree is there. She stands at its foot and listens, but it doesn't make its special sound, "Keer, keer." She will soon learn that "Keer, keer" is the sound a marbled murrelet (a mamu) makes. The mamu is an endangered...
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