This beautifully illustrated story nicely combines pleasing trickery by clever parrots with a poignant recognition that true love means allowing a loved one freedom.

Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes...

"A funny, noisy parrot comes into Jack's world and brings him closer to his dad in an unexpected and moving way"--

On the eighth night of Hanukkah, a family rescues a Yiddish-speaking, dreidel-playing parakeet.

Relates what happens when the family parrot steals the afikomen at the Passover seder.

Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground... Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He'd like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie is purchased by twelve-year-old Fritz, and Alastair is adopted by elderly dance-enthusiast and pie-baker Albertina Plopky, the future looks ready to crash-land. In-between anxiously plucking...

"Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Using the sleuthing techniques he's gathered from his favorite mystery comics, Homer and Lulu track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they find a way to communicate with their human keepers and lead them to the culprits' hideout to stop the thieves?"--Publisher...

'Terrific, ' says Eugene, after winning an all-expenses-paid vacation in Bermuda. 'I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn.' Unfortunately, Eugene's luck is a lot worse than that. First, his cruise ship sinks, then he ends up stranded on a tiny island. But Eugene isn't alone. There's another castaway, a parrot with a busted wing, who tells him what there is to eat and drink and how to build a sailboat. Cranky Eugene pays attention, and his luck begins...

"Kids will build, create, and be amazed with puzzles and games that strengthen critical thinking, math, engineering, and creativity. Perfect for keeping kids learning all summer long"--

"A resource that reconnects us to lessons from the animal world and shows us how to restore wellness in our families, communities, and lives by exploring different animals' parenting models"--