Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by Stephanie Spinner

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird by Stephanie Spinner

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.

Stephanie Spinner is a well-known author who writes for various age groups. Her popular Stepping Stone book Aliens for Breakfast was a Texas Bluebonnet Award winner. She also publishes literary fiction for Knopf, such as Quiver, Quicksilver, Damosel, and an adaptation of The Nutcracker. She lives in Sherman, Connecticut.
Daniel Howarth is the illustrator of Why I Love Christmas and What Are You Doing in My Bed? This is his first book for Random House.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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ISBN 13	9780375968464
ISBN 10	0375968466
Title	Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird
Author	Stephanie Spinner
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2012-10-09
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.