{"id":334,"date":"2019-04-26T05:30:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=334"},"modified":"2019-03-26T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T22:42:07","slug":"spot-spike-spiral-patterns-in-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/spot-spike-spiral-patterns-in-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Spot, Spike, Spiral ~ patterns in nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Spot, Spike, Spiral<\/strong> <\/em>(Board book)
\nby Sarah Grace Tuttle; illus. by Miriam Nerlove
\n28 pages; ages 2-4
\nCreative Editions, 2019<\/p>\n

Spot. Spike. Spiral.<\/em><\/p>\n

This book introduces nine spotted, spiked, or spiraled creatures. The text is simple, the art vibrant and richly detailed. Pages invite you to linger and study the colors and patterns of the blue poison dart frog, the wattle cup caterpillar, the rainbow millipede.<\/p>\n

What I like about this book<\/strong>: I love the vibrant watercolor illustrations. I love the way Miriam Nerlove captures texture and movement. And I like the simplicity of the text. Spot. Spike. Spiral. What I really like, though, is the last spread that shows each of the animals featured in the book.<\/p>\n

This is a wonderful companion to their earlier book, Dot, Stripe, Squiggle,<\/strong> <\/em>published last August. That book introduced young observers to nine sea creatures, from red-spotted blennies to zebra lionfish and sea nettles. What both books do well is to shine a light on the simple shapes and patterns that children can see in their environment. Even if they don\u2019t remember the names of the beetles, mollusks, or fish, children will recognize spots and squiggles, spikes and spirals.<\/p>\n

For activities and another book, head over to Archimedes Notebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Sue Heavenrich <\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spot, Spike, Spiral (Board book) by Sarah Grace Tuttle; illus. by Miriam Nerlove 28 pages; ages 2-4 Creative Editions, 2019 Spot. Spike. Spiral. This book introduces nine spotted, spiked, or spiraled creatures. The text is simple, the art vibrant and richly detailed. Pages invite you to linger and study the colors and patterns of the … <\/p>\n

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