Fun non-fiction read for teens about the world’s strangest parrot.  A native of New Zealand, the enormous, flightless and friendly Kakapo is on the verge of extinction- for obvious reasons.  It’s a fat, friendly, ground dwelling bird- people arrived in New Zealand and immediately thought- ‘Hey! Green Chickens!’  This book tells the story of one breeding season on the last tiny island home of the kakapo, and everything that the scientists and volunteers are doing to keep them from disappearing.  Lots of pictures, best for older elementary or  middle school but there’s more than enough info to keep a highschooler engaged as well.  In fact it’s a YA book in the Timberland Library system.