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The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk & Other Stories

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184750595
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk & Other Stories written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I think everyone has at least one eccentric aunt or uncle in the family. I had more than one. My boyhood days were enlivened by their presence.’ India’s best-loved children’s writer Ruskin Bond introduces us to some of the most endearing and adorable characters he has ever written about—his grandfather, with his unusual ability to disguise himself as just about anyone; the eccentric Uncle Ken, with his knack for trouble; the stationmaster Mr. Ghosh and his amazing family; and the unforgettable Aunt Ruby and her hilarious encounter with a parrot! Heart-warming, funny and delightful, The Parrot Who Wouldn’t Talk and Other Stories features some old favourites as well as refreshingly new stories. Marked by Bond’s inimitable style and trademark humour, and embellished with lively illustrations, this book will be a firm favourite with children.

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird

Author : Stephanie Spinner
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307975673
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by : Stephanie Spinner

Download or read book Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird written by Stephanie Spinner and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Preeti the Parrot & Other Stories

Author : Kohila B
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 154378075X
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Preeti the Parrot & Other Stories written by Kohila B and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first story, Preeti the parrot is about a parrot who is so proud of her own beauty. The vain parrot is captivated by her own beauty and boasts about her beauty to the other animals. Young readers will see that its the parrot’s pride and vanity, which results in her fall. The second story in the book is about a crow named Coco, who is quick-witted and able to save the forest animals from danger. The short story shows children the importance of learning life skills and being quick. The clever crow is observant, caring and sharing and children reading about her will like to be as quick and clever as her. The final story Freddie the fish is a short story about a friendly fun-loving fish who likes to tell amusing stories and make his fishy friends laugh. He wants to create a happy underwater world for all his friends. This story teaches children how to stay positive even when things get difficult or challenging. At the end of each story, the young reader is invited to reflect about what lessons he/she has learned from that story. This also helps the readers reflect upon the characters in the stories they have read.

The Parrot Who Found a Pirate and Other Stories

Author : Jerome Teelucksingh
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 147976454X
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book The Parrot Who Found a Pirate and Other Stories written by Jerome Teelucksingh and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains eleven lively and original stories for children and teenagers. Each of the stories is based in a different part of the world. The stories provide valuable lessons for young people. In Curtis and the Ice-Cream the lessons of sharing and honesty are learned. Similarly, in Kit the Kite and The Rainbow who lost her colours the values of sharing and searching for perfection are emphasized. In The Parrot who found a Pirate readers will become aware of the flora and fauna of the Caribbean. Young readers will appreciate the importance of tolerance and friendship in The Butterfly and the Bat whilst overcoming fears and gaining courage is the message of Billy the Basketball. Some of the amusing and funny stories include The Snails go to school and Louise likes leaves. Humility and wisdom can be found in the final story- Choosing a King.

Parrot Tales

Author : Michael Steven Smith
Publisher : OR Books
ISBN 13 : 9781682193136
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Parrot Tales written by Michael Steven Smith and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Parker is an African Grey Parrot. He entered the life of the Smith family three decades ago when they first encountered him in a downtown Manhattan bird shop and found him so irresistible, they had to bring him home. Charlie is many things in the Smith family, articulating them all in an astonishingly diverse and colorful vocabulary. He can be demanding, squawking imperiously "Clean my cage" or "Want some water." He can be very direct, warning an aggressive business associate who had been yelling at Debby "I'm going to kick your ass, you sonofabitch" He can be mischievous, making meowing noises to a neighbor's confused dog in the elevator. He is a survivor, who ended up recovering on an IV after the collapse of the World Trade Center filled the Smiths neighboring apartment with toxic dust. He is often the entertainer, with a songbook that extends across the opening bars of "Home on the Range" and "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Most of the time he is affectionate, as when he hangs upside down against the side of the cage and asks for his tummy to be tickled. In hearing Charlie's tales in this charming book, we come to realize that parrots are intelligent, sociable and loving creatures, to an extent that, as the renowned avian scientist Professor Irene Pepperberg insists in her introduction, they cannot meaningfully be owned by humans but should rather be enjoyed as companions.

Elsewhere in the Land of Parrots

Author : Jim Paul
Publisher : Harvest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780156029728
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Elsewhere in the Land of Parrots written by Jim Paul and published by Harvest Books. This book was released on 2004-06-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclusive David Huntington writes rigorously meaningless poetry to great acclaim. But he lives fearfully, sleeping and working with earplugs, rarely going outside, drawing his life more closely around him every day. A wild parrot, a gift from his father, becomes the breach in the dike: Little Wittgenstein has a jungle shriek, fierce eyes, and a beak that wreaks havoc. David finally throws the bird out the window--and follows it into the world. His guilty search for the parrot takes him first to Telegraph Hill, where the parrot may have found others of its kind. Inexorably David is drawn even farther, lured to South America by rumors of an ancient flock in the wild mangrove swamps. There he meets the lovely level-headed Fern, an American scientist who has her own reasons for searching for the birds. Will he retreat, or follow the parrots' call? Jim Paul has created a tender, whimsical romance, told with wit and subtlety, about having the courage to heed the messages the world sends you, and to welcome unexpected love.

Grey Parrot and Other Stories

Author : W.W Jacobs
Publisher : Alma Books
ISBN 13 : 0714549525
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Grey Parrot and Other Stories written by W.W Jacobs and published by Alma Books. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W.W. Jacobs delighted in finding unlikely humour in everyday situations and observations, and these tales succeed in raising a laugh from the most mundane of scenarios. In 'The Grey Parrot', a sailor buys a parrot for his wife, whom he suspects isn't faithful in his absence, hoping that the bird will inadvertently repeat anything untoward it hears. Unfortunately for him, the parrot exceeds his expectations, and it's not only his wife who is left blushing.This volume contains a careful selection of the very best stories from Jacobs's 150-strong repertory, and includes well-known standalone pieces such as 'The Monkey's Paw', as well as accounts of raucous dockside dalliances and tightly woven tales of poacher Bob Petty's crimes against the unlikely cast of an Essex village. Showcasing a unique assortment of stories spanning his writing career, this edition hopes to shine a light on a hugely talented writer who inspired many of the literary giants we now consider masters of the genre.

What the Parrot Told Alice

Author : Dale Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965145275
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book What the Parrot Told Alice written by Dale Smith and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice's friend Bo Parrot tells her about the smuggling trade in rare birds, and its consequences.

The Parrot Tico Tango

Author :
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1905236115
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Parrot Tico Tango written by and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The parrot Tico Tango had a round, yellow mango, when he saw Marina munch on a green grape bunch. And Tico Tango knew that he had to have it too, so he snatched it!

Preeti the Parrot & Other Stories: Animal Stories for Children

Author : Kohila B
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 9781543780741
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Book Synopsis Preeti the Parrot & Other Stories: Animal Stories for Children by : Kohila B

Download or read book Preeti the Parrot & Other Stories: Animal Stories for Children written by Kohila B and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first story, Preeti the parrot is about a parrot who is so proud of her own beauty. The vain parrot is captivated by her own beauty and boasts about her beauty to the other animals. Young readers will see that its the parrot's pride and vanity, which results in her fall. The second story in the book is about a crow named Coco, who is quick-witted and able to save the forest animals from danger. The short story shows children the importance of learning life skills and being quick. The clever crow is observant, caring and sharing and children reading about her will like to be as quick and clever as her. The final story Freddie the fish is a short story about a friendly fun-loving fish who likes to tell amusing stories and make his fishy friends laugh. He wants to create a happy underwater world for all his friends. This story teaches children how to stay positive even when things get difficult or challenging. At the end of each story, the young reader is invited to reflect about what lessons he/she has learned from that story. This also helps the readers reflect upon the characters in the stories they have read.

Parrot and Olivier in America

Author : Peter Carey
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307593010
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Parrot and Olivier in America written by Peter Carey and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parrot and Olivier in America has been shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. From the two-time Booker Prize–winning author comes an irrepressibly funny new novel set in early nineteenth-century America. Olivier—an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville—is the traumatized child of aristocratic survivors of the French Revolution. Parrot is the motherless son of an itinerant English printer. They are born on different sides of history, but their lives will be connected by an enigmatic one-armed marquis. When Olivier sets sail for the nascent United States—ostensibly to make a study of the penal system, but more precisely to save his neck from one more revolution—Parrot will be there, too: as spy for the marquis, and as protector, foe, and foil for Olivier. As the narrative shifts between the perspectives of Parrot and Olivier, between their picaresque adventures apart and together—in love and politics, prisons and finance, homelands and brave new lands—a most unlikely friendship begins to take hold. And with their story, Peter Carey explores the experiment of American democracy with dazzling inventiveness and with all the richness and surprise of characterization, imagery, and language that we have come to expect from this superlative writer.

The Grey Parrot and Other Stories

Author : W.W. Jacobs
Publisher : Alma Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781847497895
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book The Grey Parrot and Other Stories written by W.W. Jacobs and published by Alma Classics. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W.W. Jacobs delighted in finding unlikely humour in everyday situations and observations, and these tales succeed in raising a laugh from the most mundane of scenarios. In 'The Grey Parrot', a sailor buys a parrot for his wife, whom he suspects isn't faithful in his absence, hoping that the bird will inadvertently repeat anything untoward it hears. Unfortunately for him, the parrot exceeds his expectations, and it's not only his wife who is left blushing. This volume contains a careful selection of the very best stories from Jacobs's 150-strong repertory, and includes well-known standalone pieces such as 'The Monkey's Paw', as well as accounts of raucous dockside dalliances and tightly woven tales of poacher Bob Petty's crimes against the unlikely cast of an Essex village. Showcasing a unique assortment of stories spanning his writing career, this edition hopes to shine a light on a hugely talented writer who inspired many of the literary giants we now consider masters of the genre.

Ask the Parrot

Author : Richard Stark
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022648579X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Ask the Parrot written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coldblooded criminal known as Parker tries, and fails, to stay under the radar in rural New England: “Nobody does the noir thriller better than Stark.” —San Diego Union-Tribune In Ask the Parrot, the followup to Nobody Runs Forever, ruthless thief Parker is back on the run, dodging dogs, cops, and even a helicopter. His escape brings him to rural Massachusetts, where he is forced to work with a small-town recluse nursing a grudge against the racetrack that fired him. Even in hiding, Parker manages to get up to no good. It’ll be a deadly day at the races . . . “Richard Stark’s Parker crime novels are the ultimate page-turners.” —Jonathan Ames, The Boston Globe “Parker is a blunt instrument of a human being.” —John Hodgman, Parade “Often funny, laced with Stark’s brutally morbid humor . . . fast-moving, tense scenes that drip with potential violence before, inevitably, exploding into actual violence.” —Christopher Bahn, AV Club

Jonny Lambert's Bear and Bird: Learn to Share

Author : Jonny Lambert
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744057736
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Jonny Lambert's Bear and Bird: Learn to Share written by Jonny Lambert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey through the forest with Huxley and Bluebird, and introduce your toddlers to the idea of friendship and sharing with others. Meet Huxley, the lovable and rather hungry bear. It is beginning to snow, which means it is almost time to hibernate. So Huxley, Bluebird, and their friends must set out to collect food to get them through the Winter. But Huxley is really hungry, and wants all the food to himself. Is there enough food for everyone? Follow Huxley and Bluebird on their adventure through the freezing forest to collect food for hibernation. With stunning illustrations by renowned artist Jonny Lambert, and an enchanting story, this picture book is perfect for adults and toddlers to share together. Huxley and the Bluebird teaches little ones vital life lessons about friendship and sharing with others, and gently introduces them to the idea of hibernation as well. So come and join the search with this magical bedtime story.

The Parrot Who Owns Me

Author : Joanna Burger
Publisher : Villard
ISBN 13 : 158836027X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Parrot Who Owns Me written by Joanna Burger and published by Villard. This book was released on 2001-07-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Birds are my passion,” says Joanna Burger, “but parrots are my weakness.” Fifteen years ago, when se adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-six year old parrot named Tiko, she entered on of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger’s home, Tiko gradually warmed as she carefully persuaded him of her good intentions. Eventually he courted her, building nests inside household furniture during mating season and trying to coax her into them. He nursed her vigilantly through a bout with Lyme disease, regularly preening each strand of hair on the pillow as she slept. For a while he even fought her husband for her attentions, but eventually theirs became a relationship of deep mutual trust. The Parrot Who Owns Me is also the story of the science of birds, and of parrots in particular (America’s third most commonly owned pet, after cats and dogs). Woven into the narrative are insights and fascinating revelations from Joanna Burger’s work — not only about parrots, but about what it means to be human. By turns delightful, hilarious, touching, and enlightening, The Parrot Who Owns Me introduces us to an unforgettable bird and his human companion, whose friendships tells us much about ourselves.

The Case of the Parson's Parrot and Other Stories

Author : S. M. Ghatak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Case of the Parson's Parrot and Other Stories written by S. M. Ghatak and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are back. The celebrated detective and his friend---only this time the forces Holmes is required to pit his cerebral powers against are not so awesome. Indeed not, if they do not get more threatening than rampaging mice, parrots demanding buttered rum and missing scarecrows. All of which Holmes tackles with characteristic panache (and much less success), where Watson is a loyal if not always enthusiastic collaborator.

Alex & Me

Author : Irene Pepperberg
Publisher : Scribe Publications
ISBN 13 : 1921372729
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Alex & Me written by Irene Pepperberg and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A moving tribute that beautifully evokes the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievemnets . . . [while] uncovering cognitive abilities in Alex that no one believed were possible.'Publishers WeeklyOn September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were 'You be good. I love you'.What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news. Over the thirty years they had worked together, Alex and Irene had become famous - two pioneers who opened an unprecedented window into the hidden yet vast world of animal minds. Alex's brain was the size of a shelled walnut, and when Irene and Alex first met, birds were not believed to possess any potential for language, consciousness, or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Yet, over the years, Alex proved many things. He could add. He could sound out words. He understood concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none. He was capable of thought and intention. Together, Alex and Irene uncovered a startling reality: We live in a world populated by thinking, conscious creatures.The fame that resulted was extraordinary. Yet there was a side to their relationship that never made the papers. They were emotionally connected to one another. They shared a deep bond far beyond science. Alex missed Irene when she was away. He was jealous when she paid attention to other parrots, or even people. He liked to show her who was boss. He loved to dance. He sometimes became bored by the repetition of his tests, and played jokes on her. Sometimes they sniped at each other. Yet nearly every day, they each said, 'I love you'.Alex and Irene stayed together through thick and thin - despite sneers from experts, extraordinary financial sacrifices, and a nomadic existence from one university to another. The story of their thirty-year adventure is equally a landmark of scientific achievement and of an unforgettable human-animal bond.