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Kakapo rescue: saving the world's strangest parrot
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Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2010.
Physical Desc:
73 pages : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure:
950L
Status:
Carmichael Children's Area
CHILDREN 639.97871 M785 2010
Central Kids Place
CHILDREN 639.97871 M785 2010
Elk Grove Kids' Place
CHILDREN 639.97871 M785 2010
Description

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.

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Central Kids Place
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780618494170, 0618494170
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 6.4, 3 Points
Lexile measure:
950

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73) and index.
Description
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.
Awards
Sibert Medal, 2011
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APA Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, S., & Bishop, N. (2010). Kakapo rescue: saving the world's strangest parrot. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, Sy and Nic Bishop. 2010. Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, Sy and Nic Bishop, Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, Sy. and Nic Bishop. Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.

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