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Growing Patterns

by Sarah Campbell

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"This husband-and-wife team, who collaborated on Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator, turn their attention to the Fibonacci sequence of numbers, employing photographs from nature, basic addition, and reader-directed text to explain it. Beginning with an image of a seed, Campbell moves through the first numbers, adding images of flowers with petals that match Fibonacci numbers (the flowers are set within boxes sized to correspond to the numbers as well). By the time readers reach a yellow cosmos, with eight petals, the flowers take up an entire page, laying visual groundwork for a later representation of the numbers as a spiral. The Campbells also explore more complex appearances of the sequence in nature and note that while Fibonacci popularized these numbers, they had already been known to Indian scholars. Besides being eye-catching, the photographs ought to prove invaluable for visual learners (spiral patterns in a pinecone are darkened for visibility). Kids should be left with a clear understanding of the pattern and curious about its remarkable prevalence in nature. Ages 5 — 11." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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ISBN:
9781590787526
Author:
Campbell, Sarah
Publisher:
Boyds Mills Press
Photographer:
Campbell, Sarah C.
Photographer:
Campbell, Richard P.
Photographer:
Campbell, Richard
Author:
Campbell, Sarah C.
Subject:
Fibonacci numbers
Subject:
Mathematics in nature.
Subject:
Number Theory
Subject:
Mathematics - General
Subject:
Science & Nature - General
Subject:
Children s Nonfiction-Math
Publication Date:
20100331
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
8.00x12.02x.40 in. .83 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "This husband-and-wife team, who collaborated on Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator, turn their attention to the Fibonacci sequence of numbers, employing photographs from nature, basic addition, and reader-directed text to explain it. Beginning with an image of a seed, Campbell moves through the first numbers, adding images of flowers with petals that match Fibonacci numbers (the flowers are set within boxes sized to correspond to the numbers as well). By the time readers reach a yellow cosmos, with eight petals, the flowers take up an entire page, laying visual groundwork for a later representation of the numbers as a spiral. The Campbells also explore more complex appearances of the sequence in nature and note that while Fibonacci popularized these numbers, they had already been known to Indian scholars. Besides being eye-catching, the photographs ought to prove invaluable for visual learners (spiral patterns in a pinecone are darkened for visibility). Kids should be left with a clear understanding of the pattern and curious about its remarkable prevalence in nature. Ages 5 — 11." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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