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Kakapo Rescue
Saving the World's Strangest Parrot [Scientists in the Field]
By Montgomery, Sy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61849-417-0
- Publisher
- Houghton
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2010
Gr 5-8 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! Once millions of these rather affable birds waddled all over New Zealand. Reduced (at present) to fewer than 90, the kakapo have been isolated on Codfish Island (free of feral cats, weasels, and stoatsall introduced species) and are now under the strict,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2010
The world's strangest parrot is also the world's heaviest parrot, weighing up to nine pounds, and is described here as "sweet-smelling, beautiful, big, soft, trusting, and playful." Montgomery and photographer Bishop once again trek to a remote and exciting locale—this time, Codfish Island off the coast of New Zealand—to bring us a marvelous account of the valiant efforts of naturalists to save a critically endangered species from extinction. We tag along with a small team of field of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2010
Montgomery and Bishop trek to Codfish Island off New Zealand's coast to bring us a marvelous account of the efforts of naturalists to save the kakap...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on August 1, 2010
Readers will enjoy learning about the extremely rare kakapo and such endearing qualities as its honey-scented feathers and ability to “ching” like a cash register. Sy Montgomery’s narrative is filled with personal observations of what it was like to travel to Codfish Island and work as a volun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
