Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

ISBN: 978-0-395-86162-2

Annotation: This Caldecott Medal winner from 1999 tells the story of Wilson Bentley who developed a technique of microphotography and proved that no two snowflakes are alike. Bentley spent his life taking photographs (many are still used in nature photography today). His story shares his passion for snowflakes and pursuit of his dream to photograph as many snowflakes as he could. Snowflake-scattered sidebars share additional information about Bentley's methods and snowflake science.

Media: color woodcuts

Curricular Connections: 5-8th grades: Science, Language Arts, Mathematics, Symmetry, Snowflakes,

Rating: 5Q/5P

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Martin, Jacqueline Brigg (1998). Snowflake Bentley. New York, N Y: Houghton, Mifflin Company. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. ISBN: 0-395-86162-4.

Wilson Bentley, a Vermont farmer, was fascinated with nature, but particularly snow.  Using a camera with a microscope, he photographs over 6,000 pictures of snowflakes in his lifetime and his book entitled “Snow Crystals” is still referenced today.  

The illustrations are woodcuts, hand tinted with watercolors. 

Rating: 5Q/3P  

Curriculum Use:         American History,

                                    Photography    

                                    Science

                                    Biographies 

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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN-13: 9780395861622

This picturebook tells the story of Wilson Bentley a farmer who adored snowflakes. Bentley took microscopic photos of ice crystals and found they have unique properties.

   - Media: Woodcuts with watercolor
   - Rating: 5Q/5P

   - Curricular Connections: Grades 5-8 Science

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