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Tuco and the Scattershot World: A Life with Birds
Brian Brett
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Description for Tuco and the Scattershot World: A Life with Birds
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: WNGK. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as Whaddya know? and announcing Party time! when guests showed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought. Simultaneously a biography of this singular bird and a history of bird/dinosaurs and the human relationship with birds, Tuco also explores how we ... Read more
For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as Whaddya know? and announcing Party time! when guests showed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought. Simultaneously a biography of this singular bird and a history of bird/dinosaurs and the human relationship with birds, Tuco also explores how we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
504g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781771643009
SKU
V9781771643009
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Brian Brett
Brian Brett is an acclaimed poet and the author of numerous books, including Trauma Farm, which won the 2009 Writers' Trust of Canada Nonfiction Prize, and Tuco, A BBC Book Club Pick.
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