The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder
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ISBN13: 9780811868662Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered in this visually stunning exploration of the science of snow. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features photos of real snow crystals in their beautiful diversity. Snowflake-catching instructions are also included.
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The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's WonderA slender-yet-captivating children's book on Snow
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The book's dimensions initially induce a bit of amusement, as the size reminds one of an old music LP "record" and it is just about as thin. Only 34 pages long, the book seemed to be a bit overpriced at nearly $17. The interior photographs, however, are intriguing and manage to help ebb away the children's book feel, edging more into the "art" category. As a children's book, this piece is quite good; our children--ranging in ages from 12 to 3--sat on our couch side by side, all looking at the pages with wide eyes and reading aloud about how snow is formed. They learned that snowflakes are rarely "perfect" and that they often have mid-sky collisions. The book describes several varieties of snow-crystals as well as how kids can "catch" their own to look at. The book's most appealing aspect was the pictures of actual snowflakes, beautifully enlarged to show the amazing, natural detail.
Reviewed by Meredith Greene
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If you are interested in knowing more about snowflakes and their basic science makeup, this book will fascinate you!
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Perhaps you've heard of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley and the magnificent work he did photographing snowflakes. Most people know at least one fact about them and that there are no two alike, but just how do these unique snow crystals form? Each snowflake "begins with a speck." These specks can be made up of many different things, including pollen, bacteria, salt, ash or bits of soil. These particles cannot be seen with the naked eye, but once "vapor sticks to the cold speck" and the process begins the end result can be seen.
In this book you will learn how these crystals are formed. Much of this process is dependent on things such as temperature, the amount of moisture in a cloud, and how fast the snow crystal forms. The most common snow crystal is the star-shaped one or dendrite ("tree-like"). Some of the crystals are shapes like plates (no arms), columnar, some have bumps, some are "twins" with twelve arms, and some are clumped. In fact, "hundreds or even thousands of snow crystals can be found in a single snowflake." If you are interested in knowing more about snowflakes and their basic science makeup, this book will fascinate you!
I was very interested in this book because I never really stopped to think about how snow crystals were formed. This book has a very nice set up and easily guides the reader through the "science" of snowflakes without becoming overly technical. Certain things that I especially liked were actual size depictions or dots of the crystals and microphotographs of them. The book is liberally illustrated with these photographs. In the back of the book is a nicely done section on "How to Catch Your Own Snow Crystals." What is the "magic number" for snow crystals? If you don't know, you might want to take a peek at this marvelous book!
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Wonderful Book
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This is a wonderful book, full of fantastic images and interesting facts about the science and appearance of snow crystals. Ideal for all ages, especially grade school students. Very highly recommended.
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A smart book for kids who like to learn
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The Story of Snow is on my Christmas list this year. It's a book for children who like to learn about nature. Cassino, who has photographed snowflakes for several years, explains how snow is made and why each individual snowflake is different. He also teaches kids how to catch and photograph snowflakes. Never condescending, this book will be perfect for my science-oriented goddaughter. I heartily recommend it.
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