Synopsis
Branching, spiraling, spinning—you can find patterns almost anywhere in nature, if you look for them. This book is a starting point that introduces kids to some major patterns in the natural world. Just as the branches of a tree spread upwards into the sky, roots branch deep into the ground. Branches also spread through our bodies, inside our lungs and veins. Storms and snail shells spiral; electrons and galaxies spin.
With brief text and full-spread illustrations, this book is designed to inspire kids to observe, discover, and explore hidden structures and shapes in the natural world around them. Why are things the way they are? This question, key to scientific inquiry, runs throughout the text.
Artwork in multilayered screen prints shows how the natural world is inherently beautiful, from the curve of your ear to the spiraling arms of our galaxy. Kids will come away with a deeper understanding that we are all connected to nature and part of its patterns.
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Review
"Flow Spin Grow ultimately aims not to lead but inspire children to make their own discoveries, to be their own scientists."--Quill & Quire
"The large, rhyming action words on each page will capture young readers' attentions."--Booklist
"The combination of clear illustrations and easy-to-read-aloud text will help make complex concepts understandable, especially for younger readers."--Kirkus Reviews
"A good addition to any early nonfiction collection. An especially wonderful book to read aloud and discuss with young nature-lovers."--School Library Journal
"The book is a different take on a familiar concept and could be used in multiple subject areas."--School Library Connection
"[Flow Spin Grow] invites you to move, to observe [and] to participate in the world around us."--Archimedes Notebook
About the Author
PATCHEN BARSS has written, edited and produced stories about science, research and culture for more than 20 years. His writing has appeared in Nautilus Magazine, Scientific American, the Globe and Mail, National Post, and Toronto Star. He has been a producer at CBC Television and the Discovery Channel, and has a longstanding fascination with patterns and nature. He lives with his family in Toronto, Ontario.
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