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Cat Who mysteries volume 20
Language
English
Description
Newspaperman Jim Qwilleran and his two cats, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate a suspicious fire which killed a woman in her nineties. The 20th volume in the series, the novel introduces a new character, a swearing parrot.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others,...
Author
Series
Meg Langslow mysteries volume 5
Language
English
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Parrots are flying loose all over a convention hotel, making trouble and imitating everything everyone says. Monkeys are swinging from chandelier to chandelier. Michael is a teacher moonlighting as an actor in the show "Porfiria, Queen of the Jungle," and the cast, crew, and their exotic animal colleagues are performing at the hotel. Michael and his partner Meg have become part of the show's family - but as with most families, there's a member who's...
7) Mary Poppins
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Series
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English
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An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
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Series
Hank the Cowdog volume 58
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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When an odd turn of events brings a parrot to the ranch, Hank ignores the mimicking bird and struggles to keep up with Sally May and Loper's persistent requests to bark louder and dig up the flowers.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In Parrot Chicks, emergent readers learn how these colorful baby birds grow up in the rain forest. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Parrot Chicks includes tools for caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, a Let's Review image and question"--
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Having a pet is one of the biggest responsibilities a young child can have. Early readers will love learning about Lucy, the pet parrot that loves to give her owner kisses. With exciting facts about what Lucy eats and what she likes to do, readers will love learning how to take care of and love a pet of their own. They'll also learn about Jordan's pet dog, Lucky, with the help of color photographs and engaging, accessible text"--Provided by the publisher.
Tener...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, this irresistible debut novel combines plucky humor and a whole lot of heart in a story about the true meaning of family.
Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground...
Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He'd like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie is purchased by twelve-year-old...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
If You Were a Parrot is whimsical story that has the child imagining what life would be like if he or she were a pet parrot. The parrot s special feet allow it to climb curtains, bookshelves, and plants. The hooked beak lets the parrot chew all kinds of great food: seeds, nuts, chair legs, popsicles sticks and all, and even a telephone directory! Join the parrot as it goes through its daily routine of climbing, chewing, eating, bathing, and finally,...
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Series
Tia Lola stories volume 1
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his mother, his sister, and him after his parents' divorce, he learns to love her.
As Miguel and his sister walk out of the office, they hear a tremendous shout. It isn't a shout in Spanish, and it isn't a shout in English. It is a shout anyone anywhere would understand. Someone is mighty pleased...
16) Parrots
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This book briefly examines the behavior and habitats of the parrot.
17) Pet Parrots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Presents information on the habitat, physical characteristics, habits, and diet of parrots and other large birds frequently kept as pets.
Author
Series
Rotten School volume 2
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In order to hide a bulldog in his no-pets-allowed dorm, scheming fourth-grader Bernie Bridges enrolls his pet as a transfer student.
19) Squirm
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Billy Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"El matrimonio no te hace feliz. Tú haces feliz a tu matrimonio. Pero, ¿cómo? Descubre los seis diales contraintuitivos que debes mover ya mismo en tu relación. Son impulsores, comprobados, de la felicidad. Y, seamos sensatos, saber cómo lograr la felicidad--esa profunda y perdurable alegría de sentirse bien juntos--no siempre es fácil para las parejas que tienen problemas con el tiempo y el sueño. Cómo hacerte felizcambiará todo eso: haciendo...
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