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Parrots over Puerto Rico / by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore ; collages by Susan L. Roth.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ParrotsPublisher: New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781620140048
  • 1620140047
  • 9780605801523
  • 0605801525
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Orbis Pictus Honor, 2014.
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Award, 2014.
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
Scope and content: "A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species"-- Provided by publisher.
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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 598.7109 R845 Available 33111008852390
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - American Library Association (ALA)

A nonfiction picture book about the history of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican parrot, which was brought back from the brink of extinction.

Above the treetops of Puerto Rico flies a flock of parrots as green as their island home... These are Puerto Rican parrots. They lived on this island for millions of years, and then they nearly vanished from the earth forever.

Puerto Rican parrots, once abundant, came perilously close to extinction in the 1960s due to centuries of foreign exploration and occupation, development, and habitat destruction. In this compelling book, Roth and Trumbore recount the efforts of the scientists of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program to save the parrots and ensure their future. Woven into the parrots' story is a brief history of Puerto Rico itself, from before the first human settlers to the present day.

With striking collage illustrations, a unique format, and engaging storytelling, Parrots Over Puerto Rico invites readers to witness the amazing recovery efforts that have enabled Puerto Rican parrots to fly over their island once again.

Text is printed parallel to the spine.

"A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

Orbis Pictus Honor, 2014.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Award, 2014.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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