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Blu, a rare blue Spix's Macaw, travels to Rio de Janeiro to save his species, where he meets Jewel, the only other bird of his kind, but they are soon kidnapped by rare animal smugglers and must escape.
First publish date: 2010
Authors: Cathy Hapka
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