Wings, Waves & Webs: Patterns in Nature by Robin Mitchell Cranfield - ADVISABLE

Wings, Waves & Webs: Patterns in Nature by Robin Mitchell Cranfield. PICTURE BOOK (K-3rd grade) NON-FICTION Greystone Kids 2023. $19. 9781771646765 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Anything repeated in a regular way can form a pattern. Dots, stripes, colors, and many other things in nature form patterns. The ladybug is an example of exact important spots, while the guinea fowl can lose a feather having 22 spots and not even notice.  A skunk's stripes warn predators, while sunflower seed stripes encourage animals to try a tasty snack. Other patterns found in nature are spirals, mirror symmetry, radial symmetry and waves. There are the sturdy hexagon shapes when packed together make homes for tortoises and honeybees. Nature also has patterns of branching found in lightning and snowflakes, meandering found in rivers and snakes, and many more patterns. Which patterns can you find? 

Wings, Waves & Webs pleasantly surprised me with the informative simple text and beautiful graphic art of patterns in nature. Each page was enjoyable to peruse. Children will be introduced to the interesting patterns found in nature and encouraged to explore and recognize patterns in the world around them. 

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