Description |
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm |
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age Age: Children lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: School children lcdgt |
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Art techniques used:Hand tinted woodcut prints. |
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 ot 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 perserverance, but a clear passion for the wonders of nature.--Publisher information. |
Awards |
ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999 |
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Caldecott Medal, 1999 |
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K- 2 Award, 1999 |
Audience |
Elementary Grade. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader LG 4.4 0.5. |
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Accelerated Reader 4.4. |
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Reading Counts! 4.1. |
Audience |
AD830L Lexile. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.4 0.5 27678. |
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Reading Counts RC K-2 4.1 2 Quiz: 13536 Guided reading level: N. |
Subject |
Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931 -- Juvenile literature.
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Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931.
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Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931. (OCoLC)fst00032395
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Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931.
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Snowflakes -- Juvenile literature.
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Nature photography -- Juvenile literature.
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Meteorologists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Scientists.
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Snow.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Science & Technology.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Photography.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Discoveries.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Earth Sciences -- Weather.
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Meteorologists. (OCoLC)fst01018436
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Nature photography. (OCoLC)fst01034687
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Photographers. (OCoLC)fst01061605
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Snowflakes. (OCoLC)fst01122004
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Genre/Form |
Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Picture books.
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Dust jackets (Binding)
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Added Author |
Azarian, Mary, illustrator.
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Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher.
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ISBN |
0395861624 (hardcover) |
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9780395861622 (hardcover) |
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9780547248295 (paperback) |
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0547248296 (paperback) |