Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace

Author: James Proimos

Illustrator: James Proimos

Publisher: Little, Brown  Hachette

ISBN: 9780316032926

Format: Hardcover

Paulie Pastrami can't whistle, he has trouble matching his socks, and he is usually picked last in sports. But he plans to achieve world peace before he turns eight. Through simple acts of kindness--from reading to the trees and being nice to his little sister to cheering up the school principal and sharing cupcakes with strangers--Paulie learns that spreading peace isn't that hard after all.

Growing Patterns

Fibonacci Numbers In Nature

Author: Sarah C. Campbell

Illustrator: Sarah C. & Richard P. Campbell

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

ISBN: 9781590787526

                                                                                     Format: Hardcover

 The biggest mathematical mystery in nature—Fibonacci numbers! Named after a famous mathematician, the number pattern is simple: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. . . . Each number in the sequence comes from adding the two numbers before it. What’s the mystery? The pattern crops up in the most unexpected places. You’ll find it in the disk of a sunflower, the skin of a pineapple, and the spiral of a nautilus shell. No one knows how nature came up with the sequence. Sarah C. and Richard P. Campbell introduce the Fibonacci sequence through a series of stunning photographs. Young readers will soon be seeing nature through new eyes, looking for Fibonacci numbers in daisies, pinecones, leaf patterns, seashells, and more.