Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Title: Snowflake Bentley
Illustrator: Mary Azarian
Genre: Picture Book
Subgenre: Nature and Snowflakes
Theme:
Primary and secondary characters: Wilson Bentley
Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Company
Brief Summary and how I would use this book with students: This book is about a man by the name of Wilson Bently who has been fascinated by snowflakes since he was a little boy. He believes that they are miracles and used his camera to take pictures to study different ones. Through his studies he was able to reveal that no two snowflakes are alike and that each one is extremely beautiful. This book could be used in the classroom to teach students about snowflakes. The pictures are very vivid and make learning about snowflakes exciting. Young children especially would enjoy this book due to the pictures. Wilson Bently discovery can teach children that hard work and persistence can lead to amazing discoveries.
Award(s) date of publication: Caldecott Award, 1998
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