Most Popular Books by Joyce Sidman

A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again—in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear?

With simplicity and grace, Joyce Sidman's poetry paired with Beth Krommes's scratchboard illustrations not only reveal the many spirals in nature—from fiddleheads to elephant tusks, from crashing waves to spiraling galaxies—but also celebrate the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape.

In spring red sings from treetops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear. In winter green waits in the hearts of trees, feeling the earth turn. Color comes alive in this whimsical, innovative book. Blue dances on summer lakes, green drips from spring leaves, black wafts mysteriously through autumn evenings. Together, an award-winning poet and a brilliant painter inspire us to look closer at the thrilling colors of the seasons. So what colors can you feel or hear or taste or smell today? - Back cover.

Poems and factual information about some of the creatures that live on Planet Earth.

Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze, come smell your way among the trees, come touch rough bark and leathered leaves: Welcome to the night. Welcome to the night, where mice stir and furry moths flutter. Where snails spiral into shells as orb spiders circle in silk. Where the roots of oak trees recover and repair from their time in the light. Where the porcupette eats delicacies—raspberry leaves!—and coos and sings. Come out to the cool, night wood, and buzz and hoot and howl—but do beware of the great horned owl—for it’s wild and it’s windy way out in the woods!

When Mrs. Merz asks her sixth grade class to write poems of apology, they end up liking their poems so much that they decide to put them into a book. Not only that, but they get the people to whom they apologized to write poems back. A mesmerizing co

A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.

Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself.

"Newbery-Honor winning poet Joyce Sidman invites readers to search their worlds for round objects in nature. Illustrated with warm, intimate art by two-time New York Times Best Illustrated artist Taeeun Yoo, this fresh celebration shows why we love this shape best."-- As a little girl spends a day with her family, she finds round things all around her and explains why she likes them. This nonfiction picture book briefly explains why there are so many round things in nature.

There are planes to fly and buses to catch, but a child uses the power of words, in the form of an invocation, to persuade fate to bring her family a snow day — a day slow and unhurried enough to spend at home together.

Come to the bitter cold that blows through these poems! Feel the warmth of life that breathes into the beaver burrowing deep beneath the snow. Discover the safe places where creatures survive, and how they stay alive in the wintertime-until roots poke from puddles of slush and broken ice to welcome the sun! Then watch as spring melts the frost from this outstanding collection of poems paired with stunning linoleum prints that celebrate nature, along with her beauty and power. Twelve poems draw readers through the first whiff of winter sending tundra swans migrating to warmer climates to the humble, unlikely first observers of spring's arrival. Sidebars include interesting facts about winter's effect on nature.

A collection of the poems about dogs is accompanied by essays by young people about the dogs in their lives.

"Discover the hidden world of the meadow in this unique combination of poetry riddles and science wisdom"--Jacket. Poem and factual information about meadow flora and fauna are presented alternately.

A story in concrete poetry in which a dog slips out of his house and meets a white cat left alone on the street. Together their adventure begins