Mud city a flamingo story by brenda z guiberson 361 rating details 31 ratings 7 reviews the shallow lake is crowded with flamingos a few stand on a toothpick leg and doze others dip their heads upside down into the cloudy water to eat but most sit on a mud nest to shade an egg from the blistering sun follow a flamingo from egg through adulthood in this fascinating tale on . The shallow lake is crowded with flamingos a few stand on a toothpick leg and doze others dip their heads upside down into the cloudy water to eat but most sit on a mud nest to shade an egg from the blistering sunfollow a flamingo from egg through adulthood in this fascinating taleon a muddy mound in a salty lake a mother and father flamingo take turns protecting their egg from the hot sun. Brenda z guiberson has perfected the art of bringing stories of nature to young and not so young readers under the spell of her narration and art the reader realizes that the flamingos of mud city arent just static decorative animals but unique fascinating creatures with a story to tell and brenda tells it with style. You are here home mud city a flamingo story mud city a flamingo story by