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Discusses choosing and caring for pet parakeets, including information about their physical characteristics, behaviors, and health requirements.

After Ruby Valentine misses her favorite holiday of the year, her parrot, Lovebird, convinces her that every day is the perfect day to say "I love you."

Our hero, Tambo Macaw, an obese parrot who works as a steward at the Central Animal Intelligence (CIA), dreams of becoming a secret agent. Also, he gets his chance when he is mistakenly assigned the most important mission of the agency: stop the evil plans of the terrible mother bear and her mysterious organization. Tambo is accompanied by Jacinto, a turtle who works in the old technology laboratory and one of the few friends of Tambo.

When her teacher assigns a report about animals and all the popular animals get snatched up, Ellie McDoodle is stumped for a topic. Then a neighbor asks Ellie to pet-sit her African gray parrot and it seems her problem is solved. But when the parrot flies the coop-literally-Ellie has an even bigger problem. With help from a librarian, a zookeeper, and Ellie's own pet-obsessed family, the bird comes home-but will Ellie finish her report on time?

A plucky parrot living in the home of a wealthy merchant appears to have everything. But, despite all this, the parrot is sad. The merchant will do anything to make his parrot happy! But will he be willing to set his beloved pet free?

Relates what happens when the family parrot steals the afikomen at the Passover seder.

In 1970's San Francisco, Julie is excited to take care of Ivy's talking parrot while her friend is on vacation, but strange things are happening at Ivy's house and an old friend of Julie may be to blame.

"In the third and most exotic Pansy tale, the little chocolate poodle and Avery are summoned to Venice, Italy, to help find a very important parrot. The beautiful bird, Penelope, is the cherished companion of the finest glass-blower in the city--and if he doesn't get her back, he may never make another work of art. Traveling by speedboat, gondola and their own six feet, Pansy and Avery follow a mysterious trail or ruby-tipped feathers all the way...

Missing the trees, sun, and other parrots of his homeland, Puerto Rico, a lonely parrot in a luxurious Chicago apartment expresses his sadness by plucking his colorful feathers. "Esta es la historia de un lorito que, de la noche a la mañana, se ve arrancado de su bella isla del Caribe y termina en un edificio de lujo, pero triste y gris, de la ciudad de Chicago. Aunque con feliz final, este cuento nos habla no sólo de lo difícil que es adaptarse...

Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes...