Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature Hardcover - 2011

Summary

Media reviews

"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

Citations

• Booklist, 09/01/2011, Page 103
• Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2012, Page 12
• BookPage, 11/01/2011, Page 0
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2011, Page 0
• Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2011, Page 116
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2012, Page 150
• Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/2011, Page 0
• People, 12/19/2011, Page 51
• Publishers Weekly, 09/19/2011, Page 0
• School Library Journal, 09/01/2011, Page 137
• SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2011, Page 36