TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harris,Sarah
AU  - Baker,Don
TI  - Budgerigar: how a brave, chatty and colourful little Aussie bird stole the world's heart 
T2  - Read how you want
SN  - 9780369335708
U1  - 636.6864 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - [Strawberry Hills, NSW]
PB  - Read How You Want
KW  - Budgerigar
KW  - Australia
KW  - Cage birds
KW  - Pets
KW  - Birds in art
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Large type books
N1  - Copyright page from the original book; Optimized reading formats; Set in 16 point Verdana; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - Budgies, budgies, budgies. Beautiful and cheeky, delightful and enchanting, wild or tamed budgerigars are Australia's gift to the bird world. They sing and dance, and yawn as contagiously as humans. They are masters of mimicry. They grasp simple grammar, can count to six and have memories that belie their size. They've been coveted by royals and been companions to the great and famous as well as grannies in suburban kitchens around the world. They've been painted by masters, rendered in the finest porcelain and graced fashionable hats and earrings of the highest order. Their image has been used to sell whisky, stamps and laundry detergent and everything in between. Surprising, charming and occasionally alarming, Budgerigar is the book that at last opens the cage door on the incredible story of the little bird that grew
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