Baby Flamingos

STARTING OUT

baby

flamingos

KATE RIGGS

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I Am a Chick 4
Hatching from an Egg 6
Born to Explore
I Am a Young Flamingo 8
10

Speak and Listen 12
Chick Words 14
Reading Corner
Index 15
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I am A chick.

I am a baby flamingo.

wing

neck

foot

leg

4

Look at my
straight bill
and fluffy
eye down!

bill
down

paw

My mother
laid one
big egg.

My parents took turns
keeping it warm. I came
out after about 30 days!

7

At first, my bill and legs are red.
They turn black in a week.

1
2
3
4
5
6

7 days = 1 week

8

Then I leave
the nest. I like

to explore
everything.

My parents
listen for my
voice. They feed
me until I can
feed myself.

Soon my flight feathers
grow in. They will turn pink
by the time I am two.

Now I am
a young
flamingo!

11

speak AND

LISTEN qua
s

aAawk!Can you speak like a chick?
Flamingos honk, squawk,
squeak, and grunt.
Listen to these sounds:
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=lNpQ9boUo4Q
Now it is
your turn!

13

chick WORDS

bill: the part of a bird’s face that sticks out
down: the soft, fluffy feathers of a baby bird
flight feathers: the longer feathers on a bird’s
wings

14

READING
CORNER

Brannon, Cecelia H. Baby Flamingos
at the Zoo. New York: Enslow, 2017.

Raum, Elizabeth. Birds Build Nests.
North Mankato, Minn.: Amicus, 2018.

Willis, John. A Flamingo’s World.
New York: AV2 by Weigl, 2016.

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Series: Starting out.
16 Summary: A baby flamingo narrates the story of its life,
describing how physical features, diet, habitat and
familial relationships play a role in its growth and devel-
opment.

Identifiers: ISBN 978-1-64026-347-5 (hardcover)
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