· Irene Pepperberg's African gray parrot learned to speak and understand English so well he changed both public and scientific beliefs about animal communication and cognition. Named Alex, for Avian Learning EXperiment, the parrot was randomly acquired from a pet shop for graduate student Pepperberg's research. Spinner deftly summarizes the next 30 years of his training, gradual learning Brand: Random House Children's Books. Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird: A True Story. Stephanie Spinner, illus. by Meilo So. Knopf, $ (48p) ISBN Alex, as adult readers may recall, was indeed no ordinary bird. “The bigger the brain, the smarter the creature”—or so scientists thought until graduate student Irene Pepperberg bought an African Grey parrot from a pet shop. Named Alex, short for Avian Learning Experiment, the bird would defy all expectations by learning to use more than words; perform rudimentary mathematics; and discern shapes, colors, and more—eventually demonstrating the /5(27).
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This book examines how Alex the African grey parrot changed our knowledge of the intelligence of these beautiful www.doorway.ru , graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird, written by Stephanie Spinner and illustrated by Meilo So, is a nominee for the South Carolina Children's Book Award. Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird is a true story of an extraordinary animal. This book tells the tale of Irene Pepperberg and her work with Alex, a truly phenomenal African grey parrot. Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird: A True Story Hardcover – Oct. 9 by. Stephanie Spinner (Author) › Visit Amazon's Stephanie Spinner page. Find all the books, read about the author and more. See search results for this author. Stephanie Spinner (Author), Meilo So (Illustrator) out of 5 stars. 25 ratings.
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