One Special Parrot: The Story of Calixte

Calixte, whose name means beautiful, is an endangered African gray parrot who survived harrowing odds. In the Congo, he was rescued from poachers, who cut his wings so he couldn't fly, and rehabilitated at a Wildlife Conservation Society sanctuary in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. There, he lives with other rescued parrots and looks forward to the day when he's healthy enough to soar free again. Fifth graders at the P.S. 107 John W. Kimball Learning Center, an elementary school in Park Slope, Brooklyn, wrote and illustrated the story of his incredible journey and rehabilitation success story - the fifth book in a series about endangered animals. The year-long project was a collaboration between P.S. 107's Beast Relief committee and the WCS. All proceeds from sale of the book will go directly to the rehabilitation of African gray parrots in the Congo.