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Mrs. Ballard's Parrots Hardcover – April 1, 2005
- Print length96 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarry N. Abrams
- Publication dateApril 1, 2005
- Grade level8 and up
- Reading age13 years and up
- Dimensions8.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100810958864
- ISBN-13978-0810958869
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- Publisher : Harry N. Abrams; First Edition (April 1, 2005)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 96 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0810958864
- ISBN-13 : 978-0810958869
- Reading age : 13 years and up
- Grade level : 8 and up
- Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,409,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,268 in Bird Care
- #2,870 in Cat, Dog & Animal Humor
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I am certain that when Mrs. Ballard created these images she was looked upon as a "bit odd" and perhaps even laughed at. I mean, let's get real, she was a housewife in Long Island who designed and created tiny bird costumes, velcroed them onto her pet parrots and made them run around miniature stages while her husband snapped the camera. Not exactly your typical neighborhood gal. However, with this marvelous volume, I think that Mrs. B is having the last laugh. Buy this book, and you will laugh along with her.
Although the book is now out of print, I urge you to get a copy of this fascinating book.
JCH
Combining her love of birds, theatre and pop culture. she created tableaux that would likely fetch kajillions of dollars and make her the darling of the art world today, but back in the 50s and 60s primarily only garnered her scorn and weird looks. Alba's story is fascinating, funny, and frankly inspirational and touching. Just imagining Mrs. Ballard in her Long Island home, late at night, arranging her parrots in a faux bedroom with little overturned champagne glasses is enough to make one dazzled by the human spirit -- and the forebearance of her parrots! (As a parrot owner myself, I can't imagine trying to get any of my birds in one of these get-ups without losing a finger.)


