Alex the parrot : no ordinary bird
(Book)
Author
Contributors
So, Meilo, Illustrator
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Status
Shirlington - Kids Nonfiction
J 636.686 SPINN
1 available
J 636.686 SPINN
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Shirlington - Kids Nonfiction | J 636.686 SPINN | Available |
Description
Loading Description...
More Details
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
In studying the intelligence of animals, most scientist had come to the conclusion that the bigger the brain, the greater the intelligence, so much work was geared towards apes, dolphins and other large animals. In 1977 a graduate student named Irene Pepperberg did not believe this to be true, so she bought an African Grey Parrot which has a brain the size of a walnut and began to train him teaching him to count, add, and subtract, to recognize shapes, sizes, and colors and to speak and understand hundreds of words. She worked with this parrot she had named Alex (Avian Learning EXperiment) for over 30 years. They became popular all over the world and people were amazed at his intelligence. They also became very good friends even giving what seemed to be parting words of love.
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Spinner, S., & So, M. (2012). Alex the parrot : no ordinary bird (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spinner, Stephanie and Meilo, So. 2012. Alex the Parrot : No Ordinary Bird. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spinner, Stephanie and Meilo, So. Alex the Parrot : No Ordinary Bird New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Spinner, S. and So, M. (2012). Alex the parrot : no ordinary bird. First edn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Spinner, Stephanie, and Meilo So. Alex the Parrot : No Ordinary Bird First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.