Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would anyone want ot photograph it? From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley thinks of ice crystals as small miracles, and he determines that one day his camera will capture for others their extraordinary beauty. Often misunderstood in his time, he took pictures that...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything: brains, popularity, and a bright future in Communist China. Then China's leader, Mao Ze-dong, launches the Cultural Revolution—and Ji-li's world begins to fall apart. Over the next few years, people who were once her friends and neighbors turn on Ji-li and her family, forcing them to live in constant fear of arrest. And when her father is imprisoned, Ji-li faces the most difficult decision...
Author
Language
English
Description
Profiles six Caldecott award winning books and their authors, including Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings", 1942, Marcia Brown's "Cinderella; or, The little glass slipper, 1955, Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" 1964, William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" 1970, Chris Van Allsburg's "Jumanji" 1982 and David Wiesner's "Tuesday", 1992.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request