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Snowflake Bentley (Caldecott Medal Book)
Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
ISBN-10: 0395861624
ISBN-13: 9780395861622
Published: 1998-09-28
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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Book Description:
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-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied." -- Wilson Bentley. SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY won the 1999 Caldecott Medal.
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Step Gently Out
Author: Helen Frost
ISBN-10: 0763656011
ISBN-13: 9780763656010
Published: 2012-03-13
Publisher: Candlewick
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Stunning close-up photography and a lyrical text implore children to look more closely at the world around them.Be still, and watch a single blade of grass.An ant climbs up to look around.A honeybee flies past.What would happen if you walked very, very quietly and looked ever so carefully at the natural world outside? You might see a cricket leap, a moth spread her wings, or a spider step across a silken web. In simple, evocative language, Helen Frost offers a hint at the many tiny creatures around us. And in astonishing close-up photographs, Rick Lieder captures the glint of a katydid's eye, the glow of a firefly, and many more living wonders just awaiting discovery. Fascinating facts about all the creatures pictured may be found at the end.
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Houses and Homes
Author: Ann Morris
ISBN-10: 0688101690
ISBN-13: 9780688101695
Published: 1992-09
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The world is full of houses. Big houses and little houses. Houses that stay in one place and houses that move from place to place. Some houses are made of wood or stone; others are made from mud or straw. But all of them are made for families to live in.
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Man on the Moon: How a Photograph Made Anything Seem Possible (Captured History)
Author: Pamela Jain Dell
ISBN-10: 0756544475
ISBN-13: 9780756544478
Published: 2011-01-02
Publisher: Compass Point Books
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It is a bizarrely beautiful image: A man in a spacesuit stands isolated in an alien world. His companion, the photographer, and their landing craft are reflected in his visor. This photograph, taken by Neil Armstrong of fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is the most famous documentation of Americas 1969 moon landing. But to people in every country on Earth, it representedand still doesso much more. The man in the photograph was hundreds of thousands of miles away from his home planet. He had conquered another world. It was, as Armstrong said, a giant leap for mankind. The photo of this historic event remains one of the most powerful and inspiring representations of the achievements of humankind.
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The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field Series)
Author: Sy Montgomery
ISBN-10: 054724892X
ISBN-13: 9780547248929
Published: 2009-10-19
Publisher: Sandpiper
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It looks like a bear, but isn’t one. It climbs trees as easily as a monkey— but isn’t a monkey, either. It has a belly pocket like a kangaroo, but what’s a kangaroo doing up a tree? Meet the amazing Matschie’s tree kangaroo, who makes its home in the ancient trees of Papua New Guinea’s cloud forest. And meet the amazing scientists who track these elusive animals.
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If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet
Author: Leslie McGuirk
ISBN-10: 1582463956
ISBN-13: 9781582463957
Published: 2011-05-24
Publisher: Tricycle Press
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Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book. A is for Addition, and there are rocks in the shape of real numbers, too. B is for Bird, and there is a bird rock on a nest with an egg. G is for Ghosts, and there is a host of rocks that look like ghosts! Children and adults alike will pore over these fascinating rocks, and will be inspired collect their own.
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The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World
Author: Mary Losure
ISBN-10: 0763656704
ISBN-13: 9780763656706
Published: 2012-03-27
Publisher: Candlewick
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The enchanting true story of a girl who saw fairies, and another with a gift for art, who concocted a story to stay out of trouble and ended up fooling the world.Frances was nine when she first saw the fairies. They were tiny men, dressed all in green. Nobody but Frances saw them, so her cousin Elsie painted paper fairies and took photographs of them "dancing" around Frances to make the grown-ups stop teasing. The girls promised each other they would never, ever tell that the photos weren’t real. But how were Frances and Elsie supposed to know that their photographs would fall into the hands of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? And who would have dreamed that the man who created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes believed ardently in fairies— and wanted very much to see one? Mary Losure presents this enthralling true story as a fanciful narrative featuring the original Cottingley fairy photos and previously unpublished drawings and images from the family’s archives. A delight for everyone with a fondness for fairies, and for anyone who has ever started something that spun out of control.
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Can You See What I See? Dream Machine
Author: Walter Wick
ISBN-10: 0439399505
ISBN-13: 9780439399500
Published: 2003-09-01
Publisher: Cartwheel
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Cool robots, far-out cityscapes, and lots of search-and-find surprises--now with a new foil cover!This search-and-find adventure is full of fun and surprises. The story begins in a child's bedroom where Seymour, a tiny bead man, uses a yo-yo string to slide down from the top of a night table to the floor, where he finds himself a smart sports car. Seymour takes off beyond the blocks and into a magical world of flying cars, robots, and a time machine!Children are invited to find hidden objects in the twelve photographs that tell the story of Seymour's magical nighttime exploration.
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Raising the Flag: How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime (Captured History)
Author: Michael Burgan
ISBN-10: 0756544491
ISBN-13: 9780756544492
Published: 2011-01-02
Publisher: Compass Point Books
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By February 1945 the United States had been fighting World War II for more than three years. Soldiers were worn down from battle, and civilians were drained by sacrifice. But a photograph of Marines raising an American flag on Japanese soil gave a wearied nation a renewed sense of pride and hope. This powerful image of strength and determination became the most famous image of the war. It not only captured a moment of victory against a strong foe. It also represented the effort every member of the armed forces had made and offered Americans the promise of victory and an end to conflict.
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Little Rock Girl 1957; How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration (Captured History)
Author: Shelley Marie Tougas
ISBN-10: 0756545129
ISBN-13: 9780756545123
Published: 2011-08-01
Publisher: Compass Point Books
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Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957. It was the photo of one of the nine trying to enter the school a young girl being taunted, harassed and threatened by an angry mob that grabbed the worlds attention and kept its disapproving gaze on Little Rock, Arkansas. In defiance of a federal court order, Governor Orval Faubus called in the National Guard to prevent the students from entering all white Central High School. The plan had been for the students to meet and go to school as a group on September 4, 1957. But one student, Elizabeth Eckford, didnt hear of the plan and tried to enter the school alone. A chilling photo by newspaper photographer Will Counts captured the sneering expression of a girl in the mob and made history. Years later Counts snapped another photo, this one of the same two girls, now grownup, reconciling in front of Central High School.
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