Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape of an ear.

A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.

"Discover the hidden world of the meadow in this unique combination of poetry riddles and science wisdom"--Jacket.

"With magical, concise and perceptive poems, Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman captures the life of a tree frog in an intimate and moving way. A master of the science note, her fascinating sidebars help bind the twin poems together and ground our perspective. We learn how treefrogs have sticky toe pads, how they still themselves when in danger, how they can change from green to gray to camouflage themselves - even how they eat their own skins,...