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Snowflake Bentley : A Caldecott Award Winner by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (2009,

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ISBN
9780547248295

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0547248296
ISBN-13
9780547248295
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72633671

Product Key Features

Book Title
Snowflake Bentley : a Caldecott Award Winner
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Photography, Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes, Azarian, Mary
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Author
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
A warm period look at a cold subject - snow - and one self-made scientist, Wilson A. Bentley, affectionately know as Snowflake. . . . The book exhibits a beautiful blend of Azarian's splendid woodcuts, a lyrical text, and factual sidebars. Bentley's dedication to his research is clearly evident, and the ridicule to which he was sometimes subjected is appropriately downplayed for a young audience. The illustrations, tinted with watercolors, depict the people, homes, meadows, and woods of turn-of-the-century Vermont countryside in accurate detail. Sources for the factual material are credited, and a final page features photographs of Bentley at work and three of his actual snowflake slides., *"The writing is poetically understated, with an attention to domestic detail that will attract young readers to this life story of a gentle eccentric.", "A warm period look at a cold subject - snow - and one self-made scientist, Wilson A. Bentley, affectionately know as Snowflake. . . . The book exhibits a beautiful blend of Azarian's splendid woodcuts, a lyrical text, and factual sidebars. Bentley's dedication to his research is clearly evident, and the ridicule to which he was sometimes subjected is appropriately downplayed for a young audience. The illustrations, tinted with watercolors, depict the people, homes, meadows, and woods of turn-of-the-century Vermont countryside in accurate detail. Sources for the factual material are credited, and a final page features photographs of Bentley at work and three of his actual snowflake slides." Horn Book "Wilson Bentley was fascinated by snow, in childhood and adulthood, and, practically speaking, is the one who 'discovered' snow crystals, by photographing them in all their variation. As a youngster, he was so taken with these little six-sided ice crystals that his parents scraped together their savings to buy him a camera with a microscope. From then on, despite his neighbors' amusement, he took hundreds of portraits of snowflakes. As an adult, he gave slide shows of his work, and when he was 66, a book was published of his photos - a book that is still in use today. Martin chronicles Bentley's life and his obsession in a main, poetic text, but provides additional facts in careful, snowflake-strewn sidebars. . . . This is a lyrical biographical tribute to a farmer, whose love of snow and careful camera work expanded both natural science and photography." Kirkus Reviews "This picture-book biography beautifully captures the essence of the life and passion of Wilson A. Bentely. . . . The story of this man's life is written with graceful simplicity. . . . An inspiring selection." School Library Journal, This picture-book biography beautifuly captures the essence of the life and passion of Wilson A. Bentley...The story of this man's life is written with graceful simplicity...An inspiring selection., Martin chronicles Bentley's life and his obsession in a main, poetic text, but provides additional facts in careful, snowflake-strewn sidebars...This is a lyrical biographical tribute to a farmer, whose love of snow and careful camera work expanded both natural science and photography., *"There will be so many uses for this book--not the least of which is simply handing it to children and letting their imaginations soar like Bentley's"
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
551.57
Synopsis
In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday., From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley thought of snowflakes as small miracles and he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystals. This is a picture book biography for four to eight year olds., In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday. Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood, he saw each tiny crystal of a snowflake as a little miracle and wanted to understand them. His parents supported his curiosity and saved until they could give him his own camera and microscope. At the time, his enthusiasm was misunderstood. But with patience and determination, Wilson catalogued hundreds of snowflake photographs, gave slideshows of his findings and, when he was 66, published a book of his photos. His work became the basis for all we know about beautiful, unique snowflakes today. This biographical tribute to a very special farmer is the perfect holiday gift or snow day read.

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    03 Jan, 2025

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    An interesting, true story. We need more of these stories. Thanx, Bob.

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