The author and illustrator examine spirals as coiled and protective (fiddlehead ferns, a curled hedgehog) as well as bold and releasing (curls on ocean waves, a spiral galaxy).
Krommes’ dense and richly colored scratchboard illustrations, with their closely packed and neatly labeled creatures, plants and natural phenomena, create a feeling of abundance and profusion, with so many parts of the world nestled together in swirls and spirals-effectively demonstrating its fundamental nature. The big idea of the story was to teach readers about different things in nature that have a spiral.“A spiral is a snuggling shape” is the somewhat homely observation that begins Sidman’s brief and graceful poem-she goes on to catalog and celebrate the ways that spirals manifest themselves in the physical and natural world in a way that will draw in the youngest listeners. I also liked how there were labels provided for each thing that had a spiral so the reader knew what it was and could reference it in the back of the book. The book includes a lot of bold black with color that is filled in to emphasize each of the things that are being described. Another thing I liked about this book was the illustrations. For example for the merino sheep, it says,"The spiral horns of a male merino sheep absorb the impact of the tremendous pounding blows they receive when fighting other males." Providing these explanations helps young readers to get a deeper understanding of why each of these things has a spiral and to provide an extension of the text which I think is very beneficial. Another thing I really liked about this book was that in the back, it had the definition of a spiral and detailed explanations of each thing that was featured in the book. Some of the things the book discussed were snakes, chipmunks, octopus, waves, butterflies and spider webs.
When you see all of the things that are included in the book in real life, you don't really think of what they all have in common so I thought it was great how the book included a variety of different things in nature that have spirals. One thing I really liked about this book is that it introduces a topic that most people don't particularly think about. In my opinion, the book "Swirl by Swirl," is a really great informational book for young readers.
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