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Campbell, Sarah C.

Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature

32 pp. | Boyds | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-752-6 $17.95

(2) K-3 Photographs by Sarah C. Campbell & Richard P. Campbell. With its glossy, clutter-free pages; crisp, colorful photographs; and clear, straight-to-the-point text, this interactive picture book is an attractive, satisfying introduction to the Fibonacci sequence; a lone seed and a peace lily with its single petal are presented as the first two elements. Photographs of pinecones, pineapples, and sunflowers help demonstrate the concept. "More About Fibonacci Numbers" is appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2010