In this creative math title award-winning author/illustrator team Joy Hulme and Carol Schwartz provide a clear and accessible introduction to the intriguing Fibonacci number sequence and its presence in the animal world. In rhyming text and exquisitely detailed illustrations, readers meet creatures whose teeth, claws, horns, and shells all curve to fit a special shape determined by the sequence: the equi-angular spiral. Complete with introductory text explaining the math and the history of the Fibonacci code, as well as suggested "ways to have fun with Fibonacci," this book is a fabulous resource for educators and parents to inspire kids to get truly excited about math and natural science.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34. . . Look carefully. Do you see the pattern? Each number above is the sum of the two numbers before it. Though most of us are unfamiliar with it, this numerical series, called the Fibonacci sequence, is part of a code that can be found everywhere in nature. Count the petals on a flower or the peas in a peapod. The numbers are all part of the Fibonacci sequence. In Wild Fibonacci, readers will discover this mysterious code in a special shape called an equiangular spiral. Why so special? It mysteriously appears in the natural world: a sundial shell curves to fit the spiral. So does a parrot's beak. . . a hawk's talon. . . a ram's horn. . . even our own human teeth! Joy Hulme provides a clear and accessible introduction to the Fibonacci sequence and its presence in the animal world.
