In honour of flamingos Lewis wrote a wonderful concrete poem:
'A flamingo is a long cooooooooool drink of something pink.'
And Anna Raff illustrates it amusingly and irresistibly.
There's obviously not an abundance of books on flamingos in the library, but there was enough to make a benchtop look enticing with a copy of the poem and the six books. Included were:
• the wonderful new textless treat - Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
• Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler which gives a whole new stance on you are what you eat.
• the three Miss Mingo books by Jamie Harper
• the beautiful poetry anthology Flamingo Bendalingo by Paula Green, and
• the token non-fiction information book, Flamingos by Jean M. Malone
Did you know a group of flamingos is a flamboyance! What a great word to share with children. I learned this and some other amazing facts about flamingos here.
I recently received this for review and was browsing it today. Love his poems and the illustrations complement them beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Flamingo Day! Thanks for sharing this idea.
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