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Snowflake Bentley: A Caldecott Award Winner

Snowflake Bentley: A Caldecott Award Winner - Hardcover

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:09/28/98Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780395861622ISBN-10:395861624UPC:9780395861622Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Science & Nature, PhotographyBook Topic:Science & Technology, Earth SciencesAward:1998 Lupine Award Winner - Children/Young Adult Award|1999 Caldecott Medal Winner - Picture Book Award|1999 Bookseller's Choice Winner - Picture Book Award|1999 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2000 Red Clover Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:10.31 x 10.29 x 0.37 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCBR7WHF02

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780395861622ISBN-10:395861624UPC:9780395861622Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Science & Nature, PhotographyBook Topic:Science & Technology, Earth SciencesAward:1998 Lupine Award Winner - Children/Young Adult Award|1999 Caldecott Medal Winner - Picture Book Award|1999 Bookseller's Choice Winner - Picture Book Award|1999 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2000 Red Clover Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:10.31 x 10.29 x 0.37 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCBR7WHF02
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs: - Jacqueline Briggs Martin is the author of Snowflake Bentley, winner of the 1999 Caldecott Medal, and The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish, an ALA Notable Book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, Riverbank Review Finalist, Notable Social Studies Trade book and winner of The Golden Kite Award for Illustration. She grew up on a farm in Maine much like the one in this story. She lives in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.Azarian, Mary: - Caldecott Medalist Mary Azarian is a consummate gardener and a skilled and original woodblock artist. Many of her prints are heavily influenced by her love of gardening, and her turn-of-the-century farmhouse is surrounded by gardens that reveal an artist's vision. Mary Azarian received the 1999 Caldecott Medal for SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY, written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. She lives, skis, and gardens in Vermont.
Publisher: Clarion Books

Awards

🏆 1998 Lupine Award Winner - Children/Young Adult Award|1999 Caldecott Medal Winner - Picture Book Award|1999 Bookseller's Choice Winner - Picture Book Award|1999 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2000 Red Clover Award Nominee - Picture Book Award

Contributor(s)

Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian (Illustrator)

Author

Jacqueline Briggs Martin

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