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Kakapos / by Joyce L. Markovics.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Markovics, Joyce L. On the trail: studying secretive animals in the wild ; Publisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Cherry Lake Publishing Group, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781534180475
  • 1534180478
  • 9781534182189
  • 1534182187
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Peculiar parrots -- Meet a kakapo -- Face-to-face -- Flightless wonder -- A long history -- Near extinction -- Meeting up -- Male calls -- Fluffy chicks -- Kakapo recovery -- Saving a species -- Work to do -- Fast facts: kakapos -- Glossary.
Summary: "Introduces young readers to kakapos (rare flightless parrots that live in New Zealand) and an amazing scientist [Andrew Digby] who studies them"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 598.71 M346 Available 33111010503460
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This high-interest narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to kakapos--rare flightless parrots that live in New Zealand--and an amazing scientist who studies them. This book is packed with exciting wildlife encounters, basic facts about kakapos, and first-hand accounts from a scientist at work in the field. Each book includes a table of contents, sidebars, glossary of key words, fast facts, index, and author biography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Introduces young readers to kakapos (rare flightless parrots that live in New Zealand) and an amazing scientist [Andrew Digby] who studies them"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10 Cherry Lake Publishing.

Grades 4-6 Cherry Lake Publishing.

GR: T.

Peculiar parrots -- Meet a kakapo -- Face-to-face -- Flightless wonder -- A long history -- Near extinction -- Meeting up -- Male calls -- Fluffy chicks -- Kakapo recovery -- Saving a species -- Work to do -- Fast facts: kakapos -- Glossary.

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