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32 pp.
| Holt |
June, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-7177-6$16.95
(3)
K-3
The life cycle of a flamingo is followed from his beginnings as an egg in the salty Bahamian mud flats through his gray-feathered growing-up years, until he finds a mate and they build a nest. The facts are effectively worked into the fictional story and accompanied by realistic illustrations.