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Kakapo rescue : saving the world's strangest parrot Cover Image Book

Kakapo rescue : saving the world's strangest parrot / text by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Nic Bishop.

Saving the world's strangest parrot (portion title)
Montgomery, Sy. (Author). Bishop, Nic, 1955- (Added Author). Bishop, Nic, 1955- (illustrator.). Bishop, Nic, 1955- (photographer.).

Summary:

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.

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  • ISBN: 0618494170
  • ISBN: 9780618494170
  • Physical Description: 74 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 73) and index.
Target Audience Note:
7-11.
950L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.4 3 136550.

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Kakapo > Juvenile literature.
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Parrots > Juvenile literature.
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