Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature

Publication:
2011 by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Genre:
Math, Nature, Non-fiction, Picture Books

Pages:
40

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2011

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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

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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? Spirals—bold, beautiful, and mysterious—are all around us. Can you find one?
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Joyce Sidman

1956 -
American
Joyce Sidman won a Newbery Honor of Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night and also wrote Song of the Water Boatman and&nbs... See more

Beth Krommes

Beth Krommes received the Caldecott Medal in 2009 for The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson. She has illustrated a number of other... See more

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Math, Nature

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Swirl by Swirl
Reviewed by Diane Pendergraft
Until children reach a stage of maturity where they can think abstractly rather than concretely, introducing scientific subjects should be about sparking curiosity and wonder. Swirl by Swirl accomplishes this beautifully.