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Snowflake Bentley / Jacqueline Briggs Martin ; illustrated by Mary Azarian.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, (author.). Azarian, Mary, (illustrator.). Houghton Mifflin Company, (publisher.).

Summary:

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would anyone want to photograph it? From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley thinks of ice crystals as small miracles, and he determines that one day his camera will capture for others their extraordinary beauty. Often misunderstood in his time, he took pictures that even today reveal two important truths about snowflakes: first, that no two are alike, and second, that each one is startlingly beautiful. His story gives children insight into a soul who had not only a scientist's vision and perseverance, but a clear passion for the wonders of nature.--Publisher information.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780395861622
  • ISBN: 0395861624
  • ISBN: 9780547248295
  • ISBN: 0547248296
  • Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1998]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Art techniques used:Hand tinted woodcut prints.
Target Audience Note:
Elementary Grade.
AD830L Lexile
AD830L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.4 0.5 27678.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.4 0.5.
Accelerated Reader 4.4.
Reading Counts RC K-2 4.1 2 Quiz: 13536 Guided reading level: N.
Reading Counts! 4.1.
Awards Note:
ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999
Caldecott Medal, 1999
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K- 2 Award, 1999

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Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931 > Juvenile literature.
Snowflakes > Juvenile literature.
Nature photography > Juvenile literature.
Meteorologists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Photographers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Literature.

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