Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature

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Hardcover
Author: Joyce Sidman
Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publish Date: October 2011
Language: English
EAN: 9780547315836

Overview

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.

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 9.4 x 9.5 x 0.5 in
Lexile Score: 510
ISBN: 054731583X

Awards

2014 Beehive Awards - Nominee (Poetry)
2014 Monarch Award - Nominee (Grades K-3)
2014 Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee (Primary)
2014 Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2013 Red Clover Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2013 Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee (Primary)
2012 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Seven to Ten)
2012 Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended (Picture Book Text)
2012 Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee (Children's Picture)
2012 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Honor Book (Beginning Nonfiction)
2012 Minnesota Book Award - Finalist (Children's Literature)