A baby flamingo narrates the story of its life, describing how physical features, diet, habitat, and familial relationships play a role in its growth and development. Part of the El principio de los series Celebrating the life, growth, and development of baby animals, El principio de los narrates the tale of growing up in the wild. This series—now in Spanish as well as English—employs simple language and a unique first-person perspective to introduce foundational biological concepts as it follows the adorable animal through the start of its young life. The straightforward text and large photos of the animal in its natural environment will both entertain and enlighten as readers learn how the animal’s physical features, diet, habitat, and familial relationships play a role in its growth and development. Ages 4 - 6 Nonfiction, 16 pages, 2021 ISBN 978-1-64026-451-9