Crown. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 030740594X . Remainder dot on bottom edge else a clean, straight copy. "Ellis-Bell shows just how a macaw can steal your heart, and rule your life! Enjoy a glimpse of living with these wonderful birds." ; 8.20 X 5.40 X 1.10 inches; 256 pp pages .

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The last thing Nancy Ellis-Bell expected to descend on her life was a neglected, too-tall, smart-mouthed, one-legged, blue-and-gold rescue macaw named Peg Leg. And yet, it made perfect sense. A lifelong animal lover, Nancy could never turn away a stray cat, dog, squirrel, or raccoon from her California farm. But the macaw, quickly rechristened Sarah, was a whole new challenge, as Nancy, her husband, Kerry, and their furry menagerie would find out.Initially timid of her new surroundings, Sarah soon imposed her four-foot wingspan into the family homestead--first claiming the laundry basket, then conquering a prized dresser--and achieved complete household domination. Nancy couldn't "bird-proof" the place fast enough, and it was not long before Sarah started stealing the dogs' toys--using her enormous beak to disembowel Ben the mutt's treasured stuffed bear--and bathing her richly hued feathers in their water bowl. She also peppered Nancy's phone conversations with expletive-laden outbursts. There seemed no end to Sarah's realm, nor her destruction, and it dawned on Nancy that the entire house had slowly transformed into a birdcage.On the other side of the coin, Sarah started to abandon her own raptor instincts when she discovered that dog food was pretty tasty and that she had a knack for "barking" (and a few other sounds that alarmed the neighbors). As they all learned to live together, Nancy marveled that Sarah had truly found a place to call home, but she sensed that there was something she could give Sarah to make her feel more complete: a chance to fly again.Touching, eye-opening, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Parrot Who Thought She Was a Dog is a tender tale of two worlds colliding, two lives enriched, and two souls restored. It is also a rewarding reminder that love can come from the most unexpected places.From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: E Ridge fine Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7556
Title: The Parrot Who Thought She Was a Dog
Author: Ellis-Bell, Nancy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 030740594X
ISBN 13: 9780307405944
Publisher: Crown
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.s.a.
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: Animal Stories, Auto Biographies
Bookseller catalogs: Biographies & Autobiographies;

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