Book

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, author.

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

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1998]

©1998

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm

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.

Elementary Grade.

AD830L Lexile.

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.

Biographies.

Azarian, Mary, illustrator.

Art techniques used:Hand tinted woodcut prints.

Accelerated Reader LG 4.4 0.5.

Accelerated Reader 4.4.

Reading Counts! 4.1.

Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.4 0.5 27678.

Reading Counts RC K-2 4.1 2 Quiz: 13536 Guided reading level: N.

ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999

Caldecott Medal, 1999

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K- 2 Award, 1999

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