The case of the dirty bird
By: by Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Yearling Book
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780833584151
Subjects: Treasure troves; Juvenile fiction
Description: When Dunc Culpepper and his best friend, Amos, first see the parrot in a pet store, they're not impressed -- it's smelly, scruffy, and missing half its feather. They're only slightly impressed when they learn that the parrot speaks four languages, has outlived ten of its owners, and is probably 150 years old. But then this dirty bird starts talking about buried treasure ...