TY - BOOK AU - Franco,Betsy AU - Jenkins,Steve TI - Bees, snails, & peacock tails: patterns & shapes-- naturally SN - 9781416903864 (lib. bdg.) AV - PS3556.R3325 B44 U1 - 811.54 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic KW - Nature KW - Poetry KW - Animals KW - Patterns N2 - 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 ER -