![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although it reads like a poem, this picture book also works as a book of information, and the end matter provides additional details about some of nature’s spirals referenced in the narrative and illustrations. Together, words and pictures mimic the furling and unfurling qualities of their subject, starting small, growing larger, and eventually curling back inward again. Publisher: Houghton Winner Blurb: PreSGr. Krommes’s striking palette and images spanning the page spreads are riveting, while Sidman’s exceptional language is arresting. Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature Award: Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Year this Award was Won: 2 011 Award Win Active Date: Friday, Ap10:25 Winner Rank: SLCT Sort field for winners: Swirl by Swirl Winner Description: By Joyce Sidman. Sidman’s words dance hand in hand with Beth Krommes’s gorgeous scratchboard illustrations, which reveal many kinds of spirals in nature, from the small and snug (the curled body of a chipmunk in its nest) to the expansive (the galaxy’s spiral of stars). 'Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature' By Joyce Sidman, pictures by Beth Krommes Houghton Mifflin, 16.99, ages 4-8 'Spiral: a shape that curls around a center point. a clever shape.” Joyce Sidman describes the traits of spirals found in nature in a beautifully choreographed, lyrical narrative. ![]()
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