Swirl by Swirl

Spirals in Nature

• Author(s): Joyce Sidman,
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_13: 9780547315836
  ISBN_10: 054731583X
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Size & Shape , Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Biology , Juvenile Fiction / General ,

Description:...

A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again--in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear?

With simplicity and grace, Joyce Sidman's poetry paired with Beth Krommes's scratchboard illustrations not only reveal the many spirals in nature--from fiddleheads to elephant tusks, from crashing waves to spiraling galaxies--but also celebrate the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape.