The Ultimate Flamingo Book for Kids

<p><em>Love flamingos?</em> This book shows how these birds live eat grow—and turn pink!</p><p>The Ultimate <b>Flamingo Book for Kids </b>packs <b>100+ amazing facts</b> and real photos to explain <b>why flamingos are pink</b> how their <b>filter-feeding beaks</b> work and how huge colonies raise <b>chicks</b> in wetland lagoons. Meet species from around the world learn about mud nests and that famous <b>one-leg stance</b> then try a fun quiz. Perfect for ages 8–12.</p><p><b>Inside you’ll learn:</b></p><p><b>• Why they’re pink:</b> food rich in <b>carotenoids</b> colors feathers and bills.</p><p><b>• How beaks work:</b> <b>lamellae</b> act like strainers for tiny shrimp and algae.</p><p><b>• Family life:</b> fuzzy <b>chicks</b> <b>creches</b> (flamingo day-care) and <b>mud nests</b>.</p><p><b>• Habitats:</b> lakes <b>wetlands</b> and <b>lagoons</b> from the Americas to Africa.</p><p><b>• Stand on one leg?</b> What scientists think and when flamingos switch legs.</p><p><b>• On the move:</b> migration flight and the famous group <b>dances</b>.</p><p><b>• Care &amp; conservation:</b> how people protect flamingos and their homes.</p><p>Short sections captions a glossary and a kid-friendly <b>quiz</b> make it easy to read alone or together. (Print edition includes a <b>word search</b>.)</p><p>Great for classrooms libraries homeschool nature units and any animal-loving reader <b>ages 8–12</b>.</p>