Author: Blake Dunn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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"Above a cold mountain, on a cool winter day, a breeze chilled the cloud of Willy Snowflake.The cloud shook once, and the cloud shook twice, till it shook poor Willy right out of the sky.Willy glided left, and then to the right. Poor little Willy was frozen with fright."This children's book tells the story of a little snowflake and his companions trying to get back to their home in the clouds. It makes for a good bedtime story, it reinforces the importance of trying and enduring through problems, and it follows the general pattern of the water-cycle, which could make it a fun addition to the classroom. If nothing else, it could make a nice holiday gift for nieces, nephews, grandkids, etc... Willy Snowflake is an independently published book, which means every bit of patronage is felt, appreciated, and supports the making of more works like this.
Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547530838
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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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.
Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681371693
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Nighttime is the best time for stories. And Lulu is the best storyteller. She knows about the three cross-eyed dogs at a fancy restaurant, about blue and green mountains where fish fly, about the family party where Maishel Shmelkin forgot to wear his pants and of course about the noodle woman the pointy red nose. The stories, told by a sister to her little brother, are short and sweet and make you remember things and forget things. Maira Kalman paints a wondrous and humor-filled world in a childs-eye view. It is full of wild invention, people familar and outlandish, bittersweet moments and flights of fancy.
Author: Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 159376295X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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Growing up, Mason Dubisee had a hundred future selves: Jedi. Cowboy. Jedi-cowboy. Explorer. Rock star. Sandinista-Gandhi-Hemingway-Indiana-Jones type thing. But at thirty, he must finally face the truth: He’s a drug-addled drifter, an aspiring novelist unable to move beyond lists of titles and themes. Desperate, he takes a job as “The Dogfather”—a downtown hot dog vendor. When a mysterious customer hires him to write a very personal letter, he stumbles into a shadow career, ghostwriting suicide notes for the despondent. The gig helps cover his gambling debts but takes an emotional toll. The trouble is, Mason is hardwired to rescue people, and no one needs rescuing more than the suicidal. Except maybe Willy, the heroin-addicted beauty he’s falling for. What happens when someone wrestling with his own demons immerses himself in other people’s tragedies? Quite a lot: A hotdog cart is totaled, a convict sprung, a funeral faked, a head scalped, a horse stolen. As Mason’s professional and personal lives become entangled, his sanity is tested—as is the line between suicide and murder. Ghosted is a gritty literary thriller, a black comedy, a high-stakes poker caper, an urban cowboy adventure, and a love story. Bishop-Stall plunges fearlessly into the perilous terrain of drugs, love, and death in this ambitious debut.
Author: Mary Bahr Fritts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563976896
Category : Meteorologists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In this imaginary reminiscence, Charles Bentley recalls the life and times of his brother, Wilson A. Bentley, who made the study of snow his life's work.
Author: Maria Louisa Charlesworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Benevolence
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Describes the experiences of a varied group of people, including poor and rich children, as they attempt to help people in need.
Author: Wilson Alwyn Bentley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crystallization
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Author: Alma J. Yates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781573450706
Category : Latter Day Saints
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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A new English teacher at the high school in Snowflake, Arizona, changes the lives of three rambunctious football players.
Author: Duncan C. Blanchard
Publisher: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780939923717
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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This is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, the farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who took over five thousand photomicrographs of ice, dew, frost, and -- especially -- snow crystals. Although his photographs were taken between 1885 and 1931, they have never been equalled and are in great demand today. Bentley's story is one of courage and persistence against tremendous odds. He taught himself how to photograph snow crystals through a microscope while still in his teens and then pursued his obsession for years before having the beauty and scientific value of his work recognised by others. 'The Snowflake Man' lays open the life of a simple, self-educated, sensitive man who pursued natural beauty with microscope and camera for nearly fifty years. The book contains 30 black and white photographs.
Author: Willy Welch
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 9781580890601
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Grumpy Bunnies have a very busy day getting ready for school, learning lessons, playing on the playground, snacking on crackers after school, and going to bed.
