Joyce Sidman
We Are Branches
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- General / Multiple Sciences
- Lyrical / Visual Picture Book
- Story / Adventure
Poetry and images lead a branching-pattern hunt from butterfly wings and flowers to frost, mud, rivers, lightning, lungs, and blood vessels. The repeated shape becomes a visual clue for asking how very different natural systems spread, collect, reach, or connect.
The science inside
- Scientific Discovery & Careers
- Plants & Botany
- Earth Systems & Geology
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- Branching patterns can distribute materials or signals from one source to many destinations.
- Reverse branching can collect water or other materials from many small paths into larger channels.
- Similar geometry can appear in organisms, landscapes, crystals, and electrical discharge through different processes.
- A visual analogy suggests a useful comparison but does not prove that two systems share the same cause.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Quick discussion
Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman team up in this singular celebration of a beautiful, fascinating shape in nature. A nonfiction picture book companion to their acclaimed Swirl by Swirl.
Branches are all around us: in butterfly wings, on gecko toes, in flowers, frost, and mud. Whether as electricity moving across the sky or rivers flowing to the sea, branches are nature's most efficient way to spread and to connect. They are even found inside our own bodies, helping us reach and grow with each breath and heartbeat.
Branches--strong, hopeful, beautiful--are the shape of life. How many can you find?
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