Those Funny Flamingos
Contributors: Steve Weaver (Illustrator)
Publisher: Pineapple Press (FL)
Published: October 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9781561642953
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Flamingos; Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction; Children: Grades 4-6; Nature; Birds & Birdwatching - General; Animals - Birds
First sentence: Flamingos are pink because of the food they eat.
Description: Ever wonder about those funny, big, pink birds that stand on one leg and eat upside down?

This book answers 20 questions about flamingos to teach you a lot about those big pink birds.

In addition to finally understanding why they stand on one leg and eat upside down, you’ll learn the answers to questions like these:

• How do flamingos stay dry? • Can flamingos salute? • How can flamingos bend their knees backwards? • Why do flamingos have webbed feet? • How many eggs does a flamingo lay? • Are baby flamingos pink?

Each question and answer is illustrated with a large color photograph and a charming illustration. You will see where flamingos live and why they do what they do. You’ll even learn how to draw them and how to make one from a candy cane.