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Marco Flamingo
Marco is just a regular flamingo with regular flamingo friends with one exception. He wants to be a winter bird. See how curiosity helps him find his winter in the north. Also available in Spanish only and bilingual editions.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 1st 2008
by Raven Tree Press
(first published 2008)
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May 05, 2013
Meredith Miner
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
read-for-lcrt-5795
I liked marco's sense of curiosity more than the book itself. I would probably give it a 3.5 if that were an option. I do however appreciate bilingual books just because of the flexibility and range of options they provide me as
A bilingual teacher. I would use this book for read alouds.
A bilingual teacher. I would use this book for read alouds.
Marco's adventurous spirit is a great inspiration to kids everywhere. He dares to be different and explores new places. It doesn't get better then that for a story book.
I loved this book about a curious flamingo desperate to learn more about the mysterious world of snow. When Marco is no longer satisfied with the explanations provided by thos birds who flew south for the winter, he decides the only way to learn about snow is to go see some himself.
The story is funny and light, and the illustrations are magnificent. The bright colors and animated faces are bound to keep younger readers interested- I especially enjoyed the suprise illustration at the end of the b...more
The story is funny and light, and the illustrations are magnificent. The bright colors and animated faces are bound to keep younger readers interested- I especially enjoyed the suprise illustration at the end of the b...more
I used this story for a snow and ice themed Spanish story time program. I also used it for the respective bilingual story time program as a Spanish story. I like using books that have both English and Spanish alongside, so I can have more options when it comes to bilingual story time (I can decide to do it in Spanish or English).
This story would work well for a theme about different kinds of weather or opposites. I used the Spanish version of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? with this...more
This story would work well for a theme about different kinds of weather or opposites. I used the Spanish version of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? with this...more
This is a cute little book about a flamingo who decides to be migratory and go north for the winter. The story is rather simplistic, but the illustrations are full of color and life, although the expressions on the birds can get a bit too cartoony at times.
Jun 28, 2012
Jessica
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
libros-en-español-para-niños,
picture-books
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