by Joy N. Hulme. Published by Tricycle Press, California, 2005.
At first glace, this looks like a counting book for young children, but on examination it is really an introduction to the Fibonacci number sequence for older children.
The Fibonacci sequence of numbers is explained in the first six pages of the book with ideas of how to have fun with the sequence by looking for it in nature. The rest of the book is a series of beautiful illustrations and rhyming text showing the sequence of numbers with animals, and using examples in nature - including tusks on elephants and a walrus, claws on tigers, and tails on seahorses - to demonstrate the equiangular spiral that comes from the sequence.
The target audience for the book is wide, but probably best for older primary children.
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Reviewed by Heather
1 comments:
Fibonacci ratios and numbers are simply amazing. I encourage everybody to look into Fibonacci. The ratios can be seen in everything from sunflowers to sea shells to the forex and stock markets. I think they can even be used for much more but I have not gotten that far yet.
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