![]() One of those rare children's books that makes you look at the physical world differently. ![]() 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. With simplicity and grace, Swirl by Swirl not only reveals the many spirals in naturefrom fiddleheads to elephant trunks, from crashing waves to galaxiesbut also celebrates the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape. Together, words and pictures mimic the furling and unfurling qualities of their subject, starting small, growing larger, and eventually curling back inward again. Krommes’s striking palette and images spanning the page spreads are riveting, while Sidman’s exceptional language is arresting. 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). ![]() ![]() a clever shape.” Joyce Sidman describes the traits of spirals found in nature in a beautifully choreographed, lyrical narrative. ![]()
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