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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
ISBN-13
9780375868467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138607273
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alex the Parrot
Author
Stephanie Spinner
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Nature, Science
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Children & Young Adults
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
261mm
Item Width
213mm
Item Weight
349g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Stephanie Spinner
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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