Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird: A True Story
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Book Description
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 ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Binding | Hardcover (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 48 |
ISBN-10 | 0375868461 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0375868467 |
Publication Date | 10/09/2012 |
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About Meilo So (Illustrator) : Meilo So is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Meilo So include The Cat's Tale: Why the Years Are Named for Animals, Pale Male: Citizen Hawk o... more
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