Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman team up in this singular celebration of a beautiful, fascinating shape in nature.
4-8 Years
10.9" x 9.8" Hardcover
40 Pages
Juvenile Nonfiction, Science & Nature

Description

About the Book

"Branches are all around us: in butterfly wings, on gecko toes, in flowers, frost, and mud. Whether as electricity moving across the sky or rivers flowing to the sea, branches are nature's most efficient way to spread and to connect. They are even found inside our own bodies, helping us reach and grow with each breath and heartbeat. Branches--strong, hopeful, beautiful--are the shape of life. How many can you find [in this illustrated poem]?"--

Book Synopsis

Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman team up in this singular celebration of a beautiful, fascinating shape in nature. A nonfiction picture book companion to their acclaimed Swirl by Swirl.

Branches are all around us: in butterfly wings, on gecko toes, in flowers, frost, and mud. Whether as electricity moving across the sky or rivers flowing to the sea, branches are nature's most efficient way to spread and to connect. They are even found inside our own bodies, helping us reach and grow with each breath and heartbeat.

Branches--strong, hopeful, beautiful--are the shape of life. How many can you find?

Review Quotes

★ "Exquisitely simple and memorable." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★ "Poetic text and luminous scratchboard illustrations with refined watercolors explain the purpose of different branches from the branches' points of view. This STEM concept book turns to STEAM through exquisite detail and design." - Booklist (starred review)

"With spare but imagistic text, Sidman highlights the interconnectedness of life, clearly conveying how branching is an essential part of nature. Krommes' defined, crisp scratchboard art is especially effective."

- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The creators of Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (2011) salute another of the world's essential and ubiquitous patterns. Explores a fundamental concept with characteristic grace and simplicity." - Kirkus Reviews

"Via instantly recognizable scratchboard spreads, Krommes draws branching life with exquisite delicacy. Further information about patterns in nature concludes this striking study of growing forms' startling similarity." - Publishers Weekly

Praise for Swirl by Swirl: ★ "Elegantly constructed, and as poetry, picture book, or nonfiction, a success in every way." - Horn Book (starred review)

★ "Striking . . . Will make the everyday fascinating." - ALA Booklist (starred review)

★ "One of those rare children's books that make you look at the physical world differently." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

★ "Gorgeous." - School Library Journal (starred review)

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 10.9 Inches (H) x 9.8 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .9 Pounds

Suggested Age: 4-8 Years

Sub-Genre: Science & Nature

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Number of Pages: 40

Publisher: Clarion Books

Theme: Trees & Forests

Format: Hardcover

Author: Joyce Sidman

Language: English

Street Date: May 2, 2023

TCIN: 87432136

UPC: 9780358538189

Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-2559

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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