Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Snowflake Bentley

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From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: no two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful. His story is gracefully told and brought to life in lovely woodcuts, giving children insight into a soul who had not only a scientist's vision and perseverance but a clear passion for the wonders of nature. Of all the forms of water the tiny six-p… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Azarian, Mary (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-0-395-86162-2
EAN: 9780395861622
Produktnummer: 19342023
Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Company
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Seitenangabe: 32 S.
Ausstattung: Bilderbuch
Masse: H26.0 cm x B26.0 cm x D1.0 cm 400 g
Abbildungen: Hardcover Picture Book; picture book
Gewicht: 400
Sonstiges: Ab 4 J.

Über den Autor

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.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.