Parrots Over Puerto Rico Hardcover - 2013

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Robert F. Sibert Medal for Nonfiction, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Best Books, Kirkus Reviews
Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education
Lasting Connection Title, Book Links
Junior Library Guild Selection
Amricas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal
Teacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA)
Editor's Choice, Booklist
Children's Books of the Year, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
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Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Diverse and Impressive Children's Books of 2013, International Literacy Association (ILA)
Green Earth Book Award, Children's Nonfiction, The Nature Generation
John Burroughs Young Readers Award, John Burroughs Association/American Museum of Natural History
Nonfiction Honor List, VOYA
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Honor Book, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Original Art Show, Society of Illustrators
SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist, AAAS/Subaru
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Traveling Art Show, Society of Illustrators

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.

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