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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot by Sy Montgomery
5.0
Montgomery, Sy, and Nic Bishop. Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot. Boston [Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010. Print. 74 p.
Sibert Medal 2011
The kakapo is a parrot found only in New Zealand, which is the heaviest and is also flightless of all parrots. “Nest-minders”, scientists studying the bird, travel to the birds' habitat to learn more about the species in order to save it from extinction. One bird they watch has been nicknamed Lisa, who is only one of eighty-seven in existence. Gorgeous photographs taken by expert Nic Bishop illustrate the team of scientists' work, aided by the National Kakapo Recovery Team in New Zealand. Biological information about this country and the habitat the bird lives in is detailed along with close up photographs of other native species. An investigation into what has led to the near extinction, what can be done to save the remaining population, and repair the damages done by humans hundreds of years ago. Readers are also given descriptive information about the scientist team's equipment and experiences on Codfish island attempting to conserve the species. Discover more about this mission at the website: http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/, especially on the “Kids Track” page of the site, where views can listen to the calls of the kakapo.
Sibert Medal 2011
The kakapo is a parrot found only in New Zealand, which is the heaviest and is also flightless of all parrots. “Nest-minders”, scientists studying the bird, travel to the birds' habitat to learn more about the species in order to save it from extinction. One bird they watch has been nicknamed Lisa, who is only one of eighty-seven in existence. Gorgeous photographs taken by expert Nic Bishop illustrate the team of scientists' work, aided by the National Kakapo Recovery Team in New Zealand. Biological information about this country and the habitat the bird lives in is detailed along with close up photographs of other native species. An investigation into what has led to the near extinction, what can be done to save the remaining population, and repair the damages done by humans hundreds of years ago. Readers are also given descriptive information about the scientist team's equipment and experiences on Codfish island attempting to conserve the species. Discover more about this mission at the website: http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/, especially on the “Kids Track” page of the site, where views can listen to the calls of the kakapo.