TITLE: Swirl by Swirl Spirals in Nature
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Joyce Sidman/Beth Krommes
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt PUBLICATION
DATE: 2011
AWARDS: Horn Book Fanfare List, Amazon's Best Books of 2011--Top Ten Picture Books, ALA Notable Children's Book, School Library Journal Best Book of 2011, Booklist Editor's Choice, Book Links Lasting Connection Book, NSTA Outstanding Trade Book, Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title
GENRE: Informational Picture Book READING
LEVEL: second grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
This
book reveals the many spirals of nature from tornadoes to elephant tusks, from
crashing waves to galaxies. In some of the pictures the spirals are camouflaged.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:
Science
project: tornado in a bottle
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You will need - 2 empty two liter
bottles (with caps), water, food coloring or glitter (optional), drill,
silicone caulking, duct tape.
With one hand holding the bottles by the
connector area and the other supporting the full bottle, drain one bottle into
the other, swishing in a circular motion.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Jasmine Nall, Valdosta State University ECED)
LABELS: science activity, nature
