Alicia Z. Klepeis - Parrots

Ideas for Parents
and Teachers

Pogo Books let children practice
reading informational text while
introducing them to nonfiction
features such as headings, labels,
sidebars, maps, and diagrams,
as well as a table of contents,
glossary, and index.

Carefully leveled text with
a strong photo match offers
early fluent readers the support
they need to succeed.

Before Reading

Walk through the book and
point out the various nonfiction
features. Ask the student what
purpose each feature serves.

Look at the glossary together.
Read and discuss the words.

Read the Book

Have the child read the book
independently.

Invite him or her to list questions
that arise from reading.

After Reading

Discuss the childs questions.
Talk about how he or she might
find answers to those questions.

Prompt the child to think
more. Ask: Did you know
about parrots before reading
this book? What more would
you like to learn about them?

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Klepeis, Alicia, 1971 author.
Title: Parrots / Alicia Z. Klepeis.
Description: Minneapolis, MN: Jump!, Inc., [2022]
Series: Science behind the colors
Includes index. | Audience: Ages 710
Identifiers: LCCN 2021034363 (print)
LCCN 2021034364 (ebook)
ISBN 9781636903828 (hardcover)
ISBN 9781636903835 (paperback)
ISBN 9781636903842 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: ParrotsJuvenile literature.
ParrotsColorJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QL696.P7 K54 2022 (print)
LCC QL696.P7 (ebook) | DDC 598.7/1dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021034363
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021034364

Editor: Eliza Leahy
Designer: Emma Bersie

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Printed in the United States of America at
Corporate Graphics in North Mankato, Minnesota.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

BIRDS OF
MANY COLORS

What bird
comes in every color
of the rainbow?
It is a parrot!

There are more than parrot .
Parakeets and lovebirds are kinds of
parrots. So are macaws and cockatoos.

cockatoo

Parrots come in many colors
and sizes. The buff-faced
pygmy parrot is mostly
green and yellow. It is the
size of a human finger!

The hyacinth macaw is
bright blue. It is more than
three feet (0.9 meters) tall!

DID YOU KNOW?

Parrots have four toes.
Two point forward.
Two point backward.
This helps them hold onto
branches and climb trees!

buff-faced
pygmy parrot

hyacinth
macaws

beak

Parrots are . Most eat
fruit, flowers, and insects.

Their beaks are super strong.
They easily crack open seeds
and nuts.

Most parrots live in warm areas. Many live
in rain forests. Some live in grasslands.

No matter where they live, parrots live in
. Some can have as many as 1,000
birds. When they fly by, it is a burst of color!

TAKE A LOOK!

Where do parrots live? Take a look!

= where parrots live

CHAPTER

PARROT
PIGMENTS

Parrots dont begin life with colorful
feathers. Parrot
when they hatch. It is gray or white.
These colors act as .
They help chicks hide from .

down

Adult feathers start growing in after
three weeks. It can take four years
for parrots to grow their full colors.

adult
feathers

Parrots bodies make .
These are often what give their
feathers color. They can be many
different colors, including red,
pink, orange, and yellow.

DID YOU KNOW?

The way light off
feathers can also change
color. Most green parrot
feathers have yellow
pigments. These feathers
can also reflect blue light.
The yellow pigment and
blue light mix to look green.

rosy-faced lovebird

ring-necked
parakeet

CHAPTER

MESSAGES
IN FEATHERS

Bright feathers can warn predators to
stay away. They can warn other parrots,
too. Female eclectus parrots use their
feathers this way. They warn others
to stay away from their nests.