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The Flamingo

Guojing

A young girl visits her Chinese grandmother, Lao Lao, and becomes absorbed by a pink flamingo feather and the stories her grandmother tells. Lao Lao shares a tale about a flamingo raised from an egg. The girl carries that story home and continues it herself. With sparse text and illustrations made using Photoshop, watercolor, and colored pencil, the book links family storytelling, longing, and legacy.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
AD430L
ATOS Book Level
2.9
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
L
Themes
Cultural Heritage · Family · Grandparents And Generations · Imagination
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Studio
Published
September 27, 2022
Pages
141
ISBN-13
9780593127315
Language
English
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