Flamingos (Nature's Children)

Did you know that Flamingos get their color from the food they eat?

Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that flamingos are very social animals and do most everything as a group-or that they get their pink color from the food they eat?

Jodie Shepherd, who also writes under the name Leslie Kimmelman, is the author of more than 75 fiction and nonfiction children’s books. She is also a former children’s book editor.