(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

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by John O'Brien. D'Agnese presents an engaging, kid-friendly look at Leonardo Fibonacci and his eponymous numerical sequence. In Pisa, Italy, in 1178, a young Leonardo daydreams about "the glory of numbers." But his mathematical musings lead to trouble. O'Brien's illustrations are textured with swirls and spirals--a whimsical homage to the man who discovered, as he believed, "the numbers Mother Nature uses to order the universe."

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