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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot Hardcover - 2010

by Sy Montgomery; Nic Bishop (Illustrator)

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on Earth. Two Sibert Honor winners chronicle a sensitive and scientific exploration about the endangered kakapo parrot. Full color.


Summary

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last ninety-one kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds—the largest and most unusual parrots on earth—have suffered devastating population loss.

Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand’s National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of fourteen humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand.

Follow intrepid animal lovers Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop on a ten-day excursion to witness the exciting events in the life of the kakapo.

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2011 Sibert Medal Winner
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last ninety-one kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds--the largest and most unusual parrots on earth--have suffered devastating population loss.

Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand's National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of fourteen humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand.

Follow intrepid animal lovers Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop on a ten-day excursion to witness the exciting events in the life of the kakapo.

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  • Title Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
  • Author Sy Montgomery; Nic Bishop (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition None
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, Boston
  • Date 2010-05-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780618494170 / 0618494170
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 10.89 x 0.5 in (23.52 x 27.66 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 950
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Oceania
  • Library of Congress subjects Parrots, Wildlife conservation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009045250
  • Dewey Decimal Code 639.978

Media reviews

"Under the careful supervision of forest rangers and volunteers on an island off the New Zealand coast, the nearly extinct, flightless Kakapo parrot is the object of an intensive rescue effort described by this experienced writer-photographer team...As always, the photographer's remarkable and clearly reproduced photographs support and enhance the text. The book's careful design is unobtrusive: The progress of an opening egg sets off page numbers, and fern patterns provide a subtle decoration. Bibliography and a website encourage readers' further explorations. Wonderful."— Kirkus, starred review

"Montgomery’s delight in her subject is contagious, and throughout her enthusiastic text, she nimbly blends scientific and historical facts with immediate, sensory descriptions of fieldwork. Young readers will be fascinated."—Booklist, starred review
"Take a parrot. Color it green. Give it soft, fluffy feathers, and whiskers. Give it sumo proportions and take away its power of flight. Make it nocturnal, and have it nest underground. Aha! A kakapo!...Excellent photos and a readable, conversational text provide an intimate look at a concerted effort to save a drastically endangered species unfamiliar to most of the world outside Down Under. Readers who enjoyed this author/photographer team’s The Tarantula Scientist (2007) or Quest for the Tree Kangaroo (2006, both Houghton) will gobble up this tribute to ecological science in action." —School Library Journal, starred review

"More than most books about environmentalism or endangered species, this will encourage kids to consider how hands-on action can genuinely make a difference and how scientific contributions can be made by people who never go near a test tube."—The Bulletin, starred review

Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/2010, Page 45
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2011, Page 11
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2010, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 07/01/2010, Page 136
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, 11/15/2010, Page 9
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 04/01/2010, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2010, Page 134

About the author

Sy Montgomery is an author, naturalist, newspaper columnist, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes award-winning books for children as well as adults. Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is the photographer of many acclaimed books for children.
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