I, Sparkie
Subtitle: world famous champion talking budgerigar
By: Andrew Dodds ; essays by John Mullarkey, Robert Williams ; edited by Nick Thurston
Contributors: Ó Maoilearca, John, 1965-; Williams, Robert, 1960-; Thurston, Nick, 1982-
Publisher: Information As Material; information as material
Published: 2013
Place of publication: York, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9781907468179
Subjects: Budgerigar; Vocalization; Talking birds; Artists' books
Notes: Accompanying audio CD (18 minutes, 12 seconds) contains an "extract from a private reel-to-reel recording of Sparkie Williams made in Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne (date unknown) by Mattie Williams, selected and remastered by Andrew Dodds."--Page 7.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: When things like them talk like one of us  -- Andrew Dodds, interviewed by Nick Thurston; title: Sparkie Williams, world famous champion talking budgerigar : a record of his achievements and vocabulary : extract from the manuscript  -- by Mattie Williams; title: I am Sparkie : regarding animal mime and anthropomorphism  -- John Mullarkey; title: Wilder talents (even) : uncanny talking animals -- Robert Williams.