Snowflake Bentley / Jacqueline Briggs Martin ; illustrated by Mary Azarian.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.Description: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 27 cmISBN: - 0395861624
- Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931 -- Juvenile literature
- Caldecott Medal, 1999
- Meteorologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Nature photography -- Juvenile literature
- Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Snowflakes -- Juvenile literature
- Scientists
- Snow
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Famous People | Martin, Jacqueline Briggs | Available | 33111002840250 | ||||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Famous People | Martin, Jacqueline Briggs | Checked out | 04/22/2024 | 33111005599911 | |||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Famous People | Martin, Jacqueline Briggs | Available | 33111002840318 | ||||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | Martin, Jacqueline Briggs | 1999 | Available | Newbery/Caldecott Award Winner | 33111003384407 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.