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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Stunningly beautiful illustrations from Beth Krommes, who won the Caldecott for one of my all time favorites, [b:The House in the Night|2769817|The House in the Night|Susan Marie Swanson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267257724s/2769817.jpg|2795541]. Absolutely gorgeous... and pretty neat, too!
Simple text and standout illustrations make this one a must have for ages 4-8. Can you find the spirals in your world?
fast-paced
Bold beautiful pictures, and scientific explinations in the back but I was not impressed with the actual book itself
Swirl by Swirl is getting heaps of attention, but I didn't care to find the book. My co-worker passed it to me and said, "It's a great book and looks like your type of storytime book." Okay. I'll give it a chance.
It's wonderful! A beautiful piece that weaves non-fiction and fiction together. Swirls surround us every day if we look closely. They protect and comfort. They are powerful and beautiful. Swirl by Swirl can be a fantastic storytime book. The colors are dark and detailed (another reason I did not seek out this book). The publishers kindly shared the artwork medium - scratch board. Scratch board? Wow! WOW! I appreciate this read for it's wonderful story that can be shared with all ages and the amazing talent of a scratch board artist.
2018 storytime theme: Circles
Reviewed from a library copy.
It's wonderful! A beautiful piece that weaves non-fiction and fiction together. Swirls surround us every day if we look closely. They protect and comfort. They are powerful and beautiful. Swirl by Swirl can be a fantastic storytime book. The colors are dark and detailed (another reason I did not seek out this book). The publishers kindly shared the artwork medium - scratch board. Scratch board? Wow! WOW! I appreciate this read for it's wonderful story that can be shared with all ages and the amazing talent of a scratch board artist.
2018 storytime theme: Circles
Reviewed from a library copy.
In the poetry section of my library, this is really a great early science book with illustrations to spend a lot of time with.
This is on the 2014 Monarch list.
I love Beth Krommes' art (The House in the Night), and so I found this book to be absolutely gorgeous. It's amazing that this is a great read-aloud and also a great piece of non-fiction; that's no easy feat. I had profound realizations about the power of the spiral in my readings of this; it caused me to look at that form of nature in a whole new way.
I can imagine many cool potential connections to art, math, & science with this one--Fibonacci numbers, the golden mean, all of the ways spirals occur in nature.
I love Beth Krommes' art (The House in the Night), and so I found this book to be absolutely gorgeous. It's amazing that this is a great read-aloud and also a great piece of non-fiction; that's no easy feat. I had profound realizations about the power of the spiral in my readings of this; it caused me to look at that form of nature in a whole new way.
I can imagine many cool potential connections to art, math, & science with this one--Fibonacci numbers, the golden mean, all of the ways spirals occur in nature.