Bees, snails, & peacock tails : patterns & shapes-- naturally /
Franco, Betsy.
Bees, snails, & peacock tails : patterns & shapes-- naturally / Betsy Franco ; Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. - New York : Scholastic, 2008. - 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. Study a beehive and you will see the mathematical genius of the bee. Poet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life in this lively, lyrical look at the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected places.
9781416903864 (lib. bdg.) 9780545512497 1416903860 (lib. bdg.)
2006012094
Nature--Poetry.--Animals
PS3556.R3325 B44
811.54
Bees, snails, & peacock tails : patterns & shapes-- naturally / Betsy Franco ; Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. - New York : Scholastic, 2008. - 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. Study a beehive and you will see the mathematical genius of the bee. Poet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life in this lively, lyrical look at the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected places.
9781416903864 (lib. bdg.) 9780545512497 1416903860 (lib. bdg.)
2006012094
Nature--Poetry.--Animals
PS3556.R3325 B44
811.54