Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird

Spinner, Stephanie

ISBN 10: 0375968466 ISBN 13: 9780375968464

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2012

Riassunto

In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature; they studied great apes and dolphins. African greys, with their walnut-sized "birdbrains," were pretty much ignored--until Alex.

His intelligence surprised everyone, including Irene. He learned to count, add, and subtract; to recognize shapes, sizes, and colors; and to speak, and understand, hundreds of words. These were things no other animal could do. Alex wasn't supposed to have the brainpower to do them, either. But he did them anyway.

Accompanied by Meilo So's stunning illustrations, Alex and Irene's story is one of groundbreaking discoveries about animal intelligence, hard work, and the loving bonds of a unique friendship.

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Recensione:

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, September 24, 2012:
“It’s a remarkable story with a sad ending—but it’s a good kind of sad.”

L'autore:

STEPHANIE SPINNER is the author of many books for young readers, including Damosel, Aliens for Breakfast, and Paddywack, and Peter and the Wolf. After a distinguished career in children's book publishing, she is now a full-time writer.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0375968466
• ISBN 13: 9780375968464
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura all'americana
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Disegnatore: So Meilo