On this Caldecott Medal–profitable image e book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in wealthy prose and beautiful paintings, good for the vacations, snow days, and on a regular basis.
Wilson Bentley was all the time fascinated by snow. In childhood and maturity, he noticed every tiny crystal of a snowflake as slightly miracle and wished to know them.
His dad and mom supported his curiosity and saved till they might give him his personal digicam and microscope. On the time, his enthusiasm was misunderstood. However with persistence and dedication, Wilson catalogued tons of of snowflake images, gave slideshows of his findings and, when he was 66, printed a e book of his photographs. His work grew to become the premise for all we learn about lovely, distinctive snowflakes right now.
This biographical tribute to a really particular farmer is the right vacation present or snow day learn.
Writer : Clarion Books
Publication date : December 28, 2009
Version : Illustrated
Language : English
Print size : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0547248296
ISBN-13 : 978-0547248295
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Studying age : 4 – 9 years, from clients
Dimensions : 10 x 0.12 x 10 inches
Grade stage : Preschool – 3
Lexile measure : AD830L
Clients say
Clients discover this e book to be an awesome biography for kids, with a multi-layered story and exquisite woodcuts that embrace pictures of snowflakes. Furthermore, the e book serves as a wonderful useful resource for learning snowflakes and is especially well-suited for read-aloud periods. Moreover, they recognize the character of the topic, describing him as an ingenious real-life character.
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