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Bees, snails, & peacock tails : patterns & shapes-- naturally / Betsy Franco ; Illustrated by Steve Jenkins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2008.Description: 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781416903864 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9780545512497
  • 1416903860 (lib. bdg.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 811.54
LOC classification:
  • PS3556.R3325 B44
Summary: 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.
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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.

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