Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature

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.

Author: Joyce Sidman
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/04/2011
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.25h x 9.25w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780547315836
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Finalist
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Honor Book
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2011 pg. 116
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 137
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 103
Publishers Weekly 09/19/2011
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2011
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2011
People 12/19/2011 pg. 51
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 12
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 36
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 150 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 11/01/2011

About the Author
Newbery-Honor winning poet Joyce Sidman is the author of Song of the Water Boatman and Red Sings from Treetops, both Caldecott Honor Books, as well as other fine books of poetry. For her remarkable poetry, she has won, several times, both the Lee Bennet Hopkins Award and Bank Street's Claudia Lewis Award. About writing this book she says For me, writing is a matter of finding what things amaze and intrigue me and what things give me joy. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota.