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alysona's review
5.0
Who knew I would love a poem about lichens so much? Or that an illustration of bacteria could have me thinking, this is a Caldecott contender? Great poems, beautiful illustrations, interesting facts about enduring species.
abigailbat's review
5.0
Ubiquitous: Something that is (or seems to be) everywhere at the same time.
What do bacteria, sharks, beetles, and grass have in common? They're organisms that have adapted to be prolific over long periods of time all over the world. They're ubiquitous. In creative poems and beautiful illustrations, Sidman and Prange present these organisms and many more.
This is a really, really neat book!!
What do bacteria, sharks, beetles, and grass have in common? They're organisms that have adapted to be prolific over long periods of time all over the world. They're ubiquitous. In creative poems and beautiful illustrations, Sidman and Prange present these organisms and many more.
This is a really, really neat book!!
jeannedes's review
WP said this children's book (5+)"about species that have endured as well as spread" is an "eye-catching" one of prose, illustrations/pictures, poems touring thru smallest beings to human.
jessalynn_librarian's review
4.0
April 2018 - amazing art, clever poems, and some sidebar information (that we skipped).
azajacks's review
5.0
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maricorchang's review
3.0
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors by Joyce Sidman (2010)
Poetry, 40 pages
In a truly ingenious marriage between poetry and science, Joyce Sidman creates a colorful lesson of the world’s 1% of species that have survived its evolution, starting with bacteria 3.8 billion years ago. With a topic that might bore non-science lovers, Sidman pairs the history of each species or large group with a poem inspired by the creature to create an engaging book to satisfy various readers’ palates. Along with amazing colorful illustrations and different layouts for every new creature, unique poetry with different styles and forms creates a surprise at every turn of the page. On the right-hand page, each creature’s historical existence is shared along with its Latin term and size. At the end of the book is a glossary that defines poetry and science terms alike for extra curious readers. Most impressive are the end pages that capture the earth’s existence in a bending timeline that attempts to capture all 4.6 billion years and each creature’s birth on earth. Ubiquitous would be a great book to include in a science lesson or booktalk for first grade and up.
Poetry, 40 pages
In a truly ingenious marriage between poetry and science, Joyce Sidman creates a colorful lesson of the world’s 1% of species that have survived its evolution, starting with bacteria 3.8 billion years ago. With a topic that might bore non-science lovers, Sidman pairs the history of each species or large group with a poem inspired by the creature to create an engaging book to satisfy various readers’ palates. Along with amazing colorful illustrations and different layouts for every new creature, unique poetry with different styles and forms creates a surprise at every turn of the page. On the right-hand page, each creature’s historical existence is shared along with its Latin term and size. At the end of the book is a glossary that defines poetry and science terms alike for extra curious readers. Most impressive are the end pages that capture the earth’s existence in a bending timeline that attempts to capture all 4.6 billion years and each creature’s birth on earth. Ubiquitous would be a great book to include in a science lesson or booktalk for first grade and up.
raoionna's review
3.0
A non-fiction picture book with facts, poetry, and pictures sharing ideas about some of the most ubiquitous species on earth. Lovely endpapers underscore how recently humanity showed up.