Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
Author: Stephanie Spinner
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307975673


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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.


Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
Language: en
Pages: 48
Authors: Stephanie Spinner
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-09 - Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

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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
Alex the Parrot
Language: en
Pages: 49
Authors: Stephanie Spinner
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

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This book examines how Alex the African grey parrot changed our knowledge of the intelligence of these beautiful birds.
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This book examines how Alex the African grey parrot changed our knowledge of the intelligence of these beautiful birds.
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