Parrots Over Puerto Rico By Cindy Trumbore & Susan L. Roth
About Book Title: Parrots over Puerto Rico Author & Illustrator: Cindy Trumbore & Susan L. Roth Genre: Nonfiction [Informational] Major Book Awards: America's Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Robert F. Silbert Informational Book Medal Recommended Age Range: 7 to 10 Appropriate Grade Levels: 3rd to 6th Grade Summary In this vertical format book written by Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth, talks about the brief history of Puerto Rico, as well as the Puerto Rican Parrots that lived in it. However, these birds nearly became extinct due to the foreign explorations in their islands, where many sought after them and along the way destroyed their habitat. After a while, people soon realized that these birds were decreasing as time go by. So, a group of scientists worked together to try and save these birds from going into extinction. With this book, Cindy and Susan depicts the efforts that these scientists do to save these birds through their Puerto Rican Par...