Awards

• Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2012
• Commended for Charlotte Zolotow Award 2012
• Commended for Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Beginning Nonfiction) 2012
• Commended for Minnesota Book Award (Children's Literature) 2012
• Winner of ALA Notable Children’s Book (United States).

Overview

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, Krommes and Sidman not only reveal the many spirals in nature - from fiddleheads to elephant tusks, from crashing waves to spiralling galaxies - but also celebrate the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape. Ages 4-8

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<p> The open-ended quality of the verse and the visual nature of the subject create plenty of opportunities for the art. The striking scratchboard illustrations use black lines, shapes, and crosshatched shading on white backgrounds to create strong compositions, while watercolor washes add subtle warmth and brilliance. . .There are, of course, many school uses for this, but just reading it aloud at home will make the everyday fascinating. -- Booklist <p> The observations, from a few words to a couple sentences, are tucked neatly into Krommes's gorgeous scratchboard spreads. -- School Library Journal , starred review

<p> The open-ended quality of the verse and the visual nature of the subject create plenty of opportunities for the art. The striking scratchboard illustrations use black lines, shapes, and crosshatched shading on white backgrounds to create strong compositions, while watercolor washes add subtle warmth and brilliance. . .There are, of course, many school uses for this, but just reading it aloud at home will make the everyday fascinating. -- Booklist, starred review <p> The observations, from a few words to a couple sentences, are tucked neatly into Krommes's gorgeous scratchboard spreads. -- School Library Journal , starred review <p> Exquisitely simple and memorable. -- Kirkus , starred review <p> From the endpapers that gather together all the spirals depicted to the spiraling text on the title page verso, this book is elegantly constructed, and as poetry, picture book, or nonfiction, a success in every way. --T he Horn Book, starred review<p> This is one of those rare children's

Author Information

The Newbery Honor winner and Sibert Medalist Joyce Sidman is today's foremost nature poet for children. Accolades for her books include two Caldecott Honors, a Lee Bennet Hopkins Award, winner of the Claudia Lews Award, and many stars and best of lists. For her award-winning body of work, she won the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota. Visit www.joycesidman.com   Beth Krommes is the Caldecott Winning illustrator of The House in the Night  and other beautifully illustrated, much-acclaimed picture books like Swirl by Swirl, and  Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. She lives in Peterborough, NH. Visit her online at www.bethkrommes.com.

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