Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beth Krommes
Houghton Mifflin, 2011, ISBN 13: 978-0547315836, $16.99 hardcover, 40 pp.

From fiddleheads to elephant trunks, from crashing waves to spiraling galaxies, this book celebrates the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape.
Ages 4 to 8.

Awards

Starred review: Publishers Weekly
Starred review: Kirkus
Starred review: Booklist
Starred review: The School Library Journal
Starred review: Horn Book Magazine
A Junior Library Guild Selection
The Original Art 2011 Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators
Amazon's Best Books of 2011 — Top Ten Children's Picture Books
Outstanding Science Trade Book from the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council
Seven Impossible Things: Top 10 Picture Books 2011
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, Best Books of 2011
Washington Post Best Children's Books of 2011
People magazine, Dec. 19, 2011, "Books: Picks for Kids"
BookPage — Best Children's Books of 2011
Editor's Choice Award from Children's Books Guide.com
30 Best Children's Books of 2011 from Children's Books Guide.com
CCBC Charlotte Zolotow 2012 Highly Commended Title
ALSC 2012 Notable Children's Book
Amazon Best Children's Book of 2018: baby to age 2, board book version

Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature reviewed at
The Classroom Bookshelf — with complimentary teaching materials