Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot

2011 Sibert Medal Winner
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last ninety-one kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds--the largest and most unusual parrots on earth--have suffered devastating population loss.

Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand's National Kakapo Recovery Team is working to restore the kakapo population. With the help of fourteen humans who share a single hut and a passion for saving these odd ground-dwelling birds, the kakapo are making a comeback in New Zealand.

Follow intrepid animal lovers Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop on a ten-day excursion to witness the exciting events in the life of the kakapo.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 05/24/2010
ISBN: 9780618494170
Pages: 80
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.26h x 10.89w x 0.50d
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Winner
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2010
Booklist 04/15/2010 pg. 45
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2010 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 06/01/2010 pg. 134
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2010 pg. 136
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2010 pg. 9
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 11
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 136550 / Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
Reading Level: 6.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3