Fleming Community Library

Describes the history, physical characteristics, and behavior of parakeets, and presents information on choosing, training, and caring for one as a pet.

"A little girl can't find her parakeet--her kitty must have eaten it! Right? Where else would it have gone? It was just here! She shouts, she accuses, and she laments her loss. But her cat might be trying to tell her something"--

These fascinating birds are green as they are found in their native Australian environment, but selective breeding in captivity has resulted in a stunning variety of colors. Here is virtually everything a prospective parakeet owner needs to know about keeping one or more of these birds. Titles in Barron's popular Pet Handbooks series instruct pet owners on health care, proper feeding and housing, and other facts important to owners and their pets....

Presents a guide to parakeet care, explaining what parakeets are, offering tips on how to decide if a parakeet is a good pet choice, looking at parakeet breeds and babies, and discussing cages, food, cleanliness, play time, and visits to the veterinarian.

Examines the different varieties of parakeets and describes how they may be housed, exercised, handled, fed, cleaned, and bred.

Colette's increasingly outlandish description of her imaginary lost parakeet leads her to many friends in her new neighborhood.

"Louisa is a tiny parakeet with a huge dream: to be a Broadway star. But no matter what she does, everyone keeps telling her she's too small to make it big! When a chance at her big break comes, Louisa learns that no matter how small you are, with a little talent and a lot of hard work, you can do anything--even be on Broadway."--

A parakeet, a rhinoceros, and a tiger must team up to survive the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa.