Description
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.
Series
Pages
74
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2013)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (Nonfiction — 2010)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 2011)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2015)
AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books (Finalist — 2011)
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Winner — 2011)
CCBC Choices (2011)
Notable Children's Book (2011)
Lexile
950L