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Parrots talk! / by Scheunemann, Pam,1955-;
"SandCastle level: transitional"--T.p. verso.LSC
Subjects: Parrots; Parrots; Talking birds;
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The bird way : a new look at how birds talk, work, play, parent, and think / by Ackerman, Jennifer,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.""There is the mammal way and there is the bird way." This is one scientist's pithy distinction between mammal brains and bird brains: two ways to make a highly intelligent mind. But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at bird behaviors they have, for years, dismissed as anomalies or mysteries. What they are finding is upending the traditional view of how birds conduct their lives, how they communicate, forage, court, breed, survive. They're also revealing the remarkable intelligence underlying these activities, abilities we once considered uniquely our own--deception, manipulation, cheating, kidnapping, infanticide, but also, ingenious communication between species, cooperation, collaboration, altruism, culture, and play. Some of these extraordinary behaviors are biological conundrums that seem to push the edges of--well--birdness: A mother bird that kills her own infant sons, and another that selflessly tends to the young of other birds as if they were her own. Young birds that devote themselves to feeding their siblings and others so competitive they'll stab their nestmates to death. Birds that give gifts and birds that steal, birds that dance or drum, that paint their creations or paint themselves, birds that build walls of sound to keep out intruders and birds that summon playmates with a special call--and may hold the secret to our own penchant for playfulness and the evolution of laughter. Drawing on personal observations, the latest science, and her bird-related travel around the world, from the tropical rainforests of eastern Australia and the remote woodlands of northern Japan, to the rolling hills of lower Austria and the islands of Alaska's Kachemak Bay, Ackerman shows there is clearly no single bird way of being. In every respect, in plumage, form, song, flight, lifestyle, niche, and behavior, birds vary. It's what we love about them. As E.O Wilson once said, when you have seen one bird, you have not seen them all"--
Subjects: Birds;
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Brewster the rooster. [videorecording] / by Etchingham, Gary,voice actor.; Parrott, Clifford,television director.; Stafford, Moya,voice actor.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.;
Moya Stafford, Gary Etchingham.Brewster the Rooster and his pal Maggie are always finding the answers to any questions their friends throw at them in this educational and entertaining series.G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's questions and answers; Imagination; Roosters; Talking birds;
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Birdspell / by Sherrard, Valerie.;
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Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Talking birds; Mental illness; Friendship; Mothers and sons;
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Bird singing, bird winging / by Singer, Marilyn.; Semple, Lucy.;
"Come see birds of all different kinds singing, winging, walking, talking and so much more in this charming, rhyming book that includes a special section at the back of the book with facts on each type of bird"--Provided by publisherLSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Birds; Birds;
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The bird feeder / by Larsen, Andrew,1960-; Leung, Dorothy.;
When a child visits their beloved grandmother in her last days at home and in hospice, they watch birds, draw, and talk with each other. Their shared love of birds and drawing gets them through the days until grandma dies and leaves them with a lasting memory and legacy of love.LSC
Subjects: Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Bird feeders;
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The serpent's secret / by DasGupta, Sayantani.; To, Vivienne.;
Includes bibliographical references.Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Missing persons; East Indian Americans; Princesses; Magic; Quests (Expeditions);
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What an owl knows : the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds / by Ackerman, Jennifer,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination For centuries, owls have captivated and intrigued us. Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented over 30,000 years ago, in the Chauvet cave paintings in southern France, and our enduring awareness and curiosity of their forward gaze and nearly silent flight has cemented the owl as a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, foresight and intuition. But what, really, does an owl know? Though our infatuation goes back centuries, scientists have only recently begun to study these birds in great detail. While more than 270 species exist today, and reside on every continent except Antarctica, owls are far more difficult to find and study than other birds--because while not only cryptic and perfectly camouflaged, owls are most active in the dark of night. Joining scientists on this maddening and elusive treasure hunt, Jennifer Ackerman brings alive the rich biological history of these animals and reveals the remarkable scientific discoveries into their brains and behavior. She explores how, with the modern technology and tools, researchers now know that owls talk all night long--without opening their bills. That that their hoots follow a series of complex rules, allowing them to express needs and desires. That owls duet. They migrate. They use tools. They hoard their prey. Some live in underground burrows, some dine on scorpions. Ackerman brings this research alive with her own personal field observations about owls, and dives deep too into why this bird endlessly inspires and beguiles us. WHAT AN OWL KNOWS is an awe-inspiring and spellbinding journey across the globe and through human history, and a dazzling account of the astonishing health, hunting skills, communication, and sensory prowess that distinguishes the owl from nearly all other birds. An extraordinary glimpse into the mind of these brilliant animals, WHAT AN OWLS KNOWS pulls back the curtain on the the hidden and still undiscovered realities of our shared world"--
Subjects: Owls; Owls.;
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Talk to me [videorecording] / by Alosio, Chris,actor.; Bird, Joe,actor.; Ceyton, Kristina,film producer.; Dhanji, Otis,actor.; Hinzman, Bill,screenwriter.; Jennings, Samantha,film producer.; Jensen, Alexandra,actor.; Johnson, Marcus(Actor),actor.; Otto, Miranda,actor.; Philippou, Danny,1992-film director,screenwriter.; Philippou, Michael,1992-film director.; Steffensen, Alexandria,actor.; Terakes, Zoe,actor.; Wilde, Sophie,actor.; A24 (Firm),presenter.; Adelaide Film Festival (Organization),presenter.; Bankside Films (Firm),presenter.; Causeway Films,production company.; Head Gear Films,presenter.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.; Metrol Technology,presenter.; Screen Australia,presenter.; South Australian Film Corporation,presenter.;
Cinematographer, Aaron McLisky ; editor, Geoff Lamb ; music, Cornel Wilczek.Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen.When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for strong/bloody violent content, some sexual material, and language throughout.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Occultism; Spirits; Supernatural; Good and evil;
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Books for living / by Schwalbe, Will,author.;
"From the author of the best-selling and beloved The End of Your Life Book Club--a wonderfully engaging new book: both a celebration of reading in general and an impassioned recommendation of specific books that can help guide us through our daily lives. "I've always believed that everything you need to know you can find in a book," writes Will Schwalbe in his introduction to this thought-provoking, heart-felt, and often inspiring new book about books. In each chapter he makes clear the ways in which a particular book has helped to shape how he leads his own life and the ways in which it might help to shape ours. He talks about what brought him to each book--or vice versa; the people in his life he associates each book with; how each has led him to other books; how each is part of his understanding of himself in the world. And he relates each book to a question of our daily lives, for example: Melville's Bartelby, the Scrivener speaks to quitting; 1984 to disconnecting from our electronics; James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room to the power of connecting with people face to face; Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea to taking time to recharge; Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird to being sensitive to the surrounding world; The Little Prince to finding friends; Elie Wiesel's Night to choosing to do something in the face of injustice; Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train to trusting. Here, too, are books by Dickens, Daphne Du Maurier, Murakami, Edna Lewis, E.B. White, and Hanya Yanagihara, among many others. A treasure of a book for everyone who loves books, loves reading, and loves to hear the answer to the question: 'What have you been reading lately?'"--
Subjects: Schwalbe, Will; Books and reading; Books and reading;
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