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The flamingo / by Guojing.

Guojing, 1983- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

In a nearly wordless graphic novel, a little girl, while on a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao, finds a beautiful flamingo feather in her grandmother's house that turns her visit into something wonderful and magical.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593127315
  • ISBN: 0593127315
  • Physical Description: 141 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Chiefly illustrations.
Target Audience Note:
5-8 years
AD430L Lexile
Decoding demand: 51 (medium) Semantic demand: 34 (low) Syntactic demand: 69 (high) Structure demand: 58 (medium) Lexile
Subject: Chinese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Flamingos > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grandmothers > Comic books, strips, etc.
Vacations > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction.
Vacations > Juvenile fiction.
Flamingos > Juvenile fiction.
Stories without words > Juvenile literature.
Graphic novels > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Wordless comics.

Available copies

  • 13 of 14 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Stone County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stone County-Blue Eye E Guojing (Text) 31358000558481 Easy Reader Available -

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The Flamingo : A Graphic Novel Chapter Book
The Flamingo : A Graphic Novel Chapter Book
by Guojing
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Summary

The Flamingo : A Graphic Novel Chapter Book


A stunning graphic novel filled with gorgeous, whimsical illustrations about an imaginative girl and a bright pink feather that leads to a journey with a baby flamingo. A "perfect" ( Shelf Awareness) chapter book from the highly acclaimed creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, The Only Child. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR . Kirkus Reviews . School Library Journal . Shelf Awareness . Horn Book A little girl arrives, excited for a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao. The girl and her grandmother search for shells, chase crabs, and play in the sea, but when the girl finds an exquisite flamingo feather in her grandmother's living room, her vacation turns into something fantastical. This nearly wordless graphic novel begins in nostalgic sepia toned illustrations and explodes into riotous color as Lao Lao tells her granddaughter the story of a little girl who finds herself as the caretaker of a baby flamingo. The Flamingo is a tale of imagination, reunions, and connection that readers are sure to reach for again and again.

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