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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Joyce Sidman; Beth ill Krommes |
ISBN: | 9780547315836 054731583X |
OCLC Number: | 1001268760 |
Awards: | Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2012 Commended for Minnesota Book Award (Children's Literature) 2012 Commended for Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award (Beginning Nonfiction) 2012 Commended for Charlotte Zolotow Award 2012 Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Primary) 2014 Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2014 Short-listed for Red Clover Award 2013 Short-listed for Monarch Award 2014 |
Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) $b color illustrations $c 25 cm |
Responsibility: | written by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Beth Krommes. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
"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 "The observations, from a few words to a couple sentences, are tucked neatly into Krommes's gorgeous scratchboard spreads."-School Library Journal, starred review "Exquisitely simple and memorable."-Kirkus, starred review "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."-The Horn Book, starred review "This is one of those rare children's books that make you look at the physical world differently. . .spirals are beautiful-whether we see in them hints of infinity, the promise of unfolding potential, or the embodiment of mathematical perfection."-Publishers Weekly, starred review - Read more...

