Module 4: Picture Book 10

A.   Author	Jacqueline Briggs
B.    Title	Snowflake Bentley
C.    Illustrator	Mary Azarian
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 830L,  DRA 28-30,  Grade Equivalent: 4.1
E.    Genre	Biography
F.    Subgenre	Photography
G.   Theme	Winter, Photography
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary: Wilson Bentley Secondary: family members, townspeople
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	Awards: 1999 Caldecott Medal Published: December 28, 2009
J.     Publishing Company	Sandpiper
K.   ISBN Number	978-0547248295
L.    Summary	This is an amazing biography of Wilson Bentley’s showing his fascination with snowflakes. It all began when he was a small boy and he would try to catch the snowflakes.  He wanted to take pictures of them so his mother and father sold their cow for a camera.  He took many pictures and put together books and slide shows for the people in his town.  He captured the brilliance of snowflakes and revealed that no two are alike.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This book could be used when studying winter weather.  It could be used as a mentor text for a unit study on snowflakes and winter.