If You Were a Parrot [Hardcover]

Katherine Rawson (Author), Sherry Rogers (Illustrator) (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

"If You Were a Parrot" is whimsical story that has children imagining what life would be like if they were a pet parrot. The parrot's special feet allow it to climb curtains, bookshelves, and plants. The hooked beak lets the parrot chew all kinds of great food: seeds, nuts, chair legs, popsicles--sticks and all--and even a telephone directory! Join the parrot as it goes through its daily routine of climbing, chewing, eating, bathing, and finally, snuggling down for the night after a long day of parrot fun. The "For Creative Minds" educational section has parrot fun facts; tips for taking care of a pet parrot and a make-a-beak craft to supplement learning.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2–Rawson and Rogers explore the world of parrots in this vibrant celebration of children's imaginative play. Rogers's rounded digital paintings place each fact about these birds squarely in the world of a real child–a girl displays her parrot feet as she plays with her crayons: If you were a parrot, you would have two feet, just like you do now, but…you would have four toes on each foot, and two of them would point backwards. A youngster with a parrot beak chews on her colored pencils: If you were a parrot, you would have a sharp, hooked beak. To keep your beak in shape, you would have to chew things…pencils, wooden spoons, the legs of chairs, and maybe even the entire telephone directory. The rich colors used in each scene honor the different parrots featured in the book–Nanday conures, Scarlet Macaws, Blue and Gold Macaws, and African Greys–as well as the children's imaginations. The book concludes with a section of facts about parrots and a pattern for a parrot beak that can be downloaded from the publisher's Web site. This is a book worth squawking about.–Kathleen Whalin, York Public Library, ME
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Review

Rawson and Rogers explore the world of parrots in this vibrant celebration of children's imaginative play. This is a book worth squawking about. --School Library Journal

Children need more books like this; ones that intrigue them and widen their view of the world. They will love the colorful illustrations and will pick it up again and again. --Rutgers University

Play and imagination are great tools that encourage children's learning. If I were a teacher with pre-school learners, this would be an excellent resource for teaching bird classification, parrot adaptation, and caring for pets. --Epinions.com

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing (August 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976494396
• ISBN-13: 978-0976494393
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 10.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,432,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you Were A Parrot-THE BEST CHILDS BOOK EVER!, August 20, 2006

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Robin Farnsworth (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Were a Parrot (Hardcover)

We just got our delivery of the Parrot book yesterday from Amazon, It is a masterpiece. I bought a bunch because I love them so much and we give them as gifts to our friends and families kids. We probably have 200 hundred children's books (we have read to our children to bed since they were born and still do) and I can honestly say there is not one that has such rich illustration and detail as yours. Keep up the good work, my kids love them and so do our friends kids. The paintings keep my kids attention like no other books we have. You definitely have a fan in me as well as my children. Thanks again for doing such a great job and making so many kids enjoy your books and art. You are truly an inspiration to those who aspire to draw. Keep up the good work, we look forward to many more.

The other book the illustrator did was Counting Little Geckos. If you get the Parrot book you must get her other one, the Counting Little Geckos. I was so impressed by the illustration I bought a bunch of them as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Were a Parrot, August 10, 2007

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Macaw Mom (South Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Were a Parrot (Hardcover)

Owning large parrots I found this book to be a wonderful explaination for younger children. It's colorful images and simple wording make learning about parrots fun and interesting for the little ones. Great book !!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a Mimic: If You Were A Parrot, March 29, 2007

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Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast "... (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Were a Parrot (Hardcover)

How can I have lived this long and never noticed that two of a parrot's toes are on backwards? This playful and original book about life as a parrot is as entertaining as it is educational. My view of parrots is forever changed!