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    612-822-4611

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I am a Flamingo

I am a Flamingo

Everson, Kimberlee

Paperback

Series: I Am a Wild Bird

Animals

ISBN13: 9798186545675
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 9 2026
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into the shallows with Coral, an American Flamingo, in I Am a Flamingo: The Upside-Down Eater by Kimberlee Everson-part of the I Am a Wild Bird series for ages 5-10. When a storm deepens the lagoon and softens its salt, Coral's food drifts out of reach. With her flock beside her, she learns to adjust her sweep and keep her steady rhythm, using her down-curved beak, comb-like lamellae, and a pumping tongue to find brine shrimp again.

Told in a gentle first-person voice, this picture book blends emotion and science as Coral moves from worry to hope to pride. Quiet moments-balancing on one leg to keep in body heat, preening with a drop of oil-make it a calming read-aloud for nature-loving families and a comforting choice at bedtime. Alongside Coral, a child named Mateo mirrors the motions in playful, real-world scenes, inviting young readers to imagine, move, and notice the small wonders of water, wind, and light.

A richly illustrated fact page deepens the learning: where American flamingos live around the Caribbean and Yucatán, the salty habitats they need, how their pink color comes from carotenoids, why they feed upside down, and how colonies move and call together. Imagination and real facts meet here, offering a window into wild places and the steady courage it takes to adapt.

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