by Trudy Harris
First published 2000
Schools of fish move through the water in their own special ways. Some bob up and down. Others glide smoothly forward. Still others swish back and forth through the waves. Each group creates its own rhythm as it travels through the sea. The fish display bright colors and form repeating designs as they swim together. But then something changes the peaceful underwater scene. A shark appears among the patterned fish. The story combines gentle humor with mathematical learning as young readers discover patterns hidden throughout the pages. Colors repeat in sequences. Backgrounds show mathematical designs. Even the text and borders contain patterns waiting to be found. The book invites children to become pattern detectives in an ocean world where math concepts swim alongside sea creatures.
Genres: science, picture-books, mathematics
Vibes: educational, gentle, whimsical
Tropes: educational, pattern-detective
40 pages · Library Binding · Millbrook Press ™