"Once hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican parrots flew over the island. By 1975, only thirteen parrots were left in the rain forest." 
 Talk about a devastating statistic. Wow! This is a great book to read to children and adults to help them understand the impact that we can have on our environment. At first we stood idly by as these beautiful creatures lost their nesting space, were displaced by competitors and battled man and Mother Nature. But, we finally woke up and realized that if this bird was going to survive it would be up to us. 
 The story is compelling but the illustrations are captivating. The beautiful torn paper pictures of these colorful birds and their jungle habitat add another whole dimension to this story. The addition of Spanish words with pronunciation and definition also add to the realistic feel of this book