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Do you ever find yourself looking for just the right book for a particular lesson or illustration? Last winter I read two picture book biographies to my eight year-old granddaughter. I wanted to view her reaction to each book and give her an opportunity to rate them and decide which she preferred (evaluation on Bloom's Taxonomy.)
I chose Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and My Brother Loved Snowflakes: The Story of Wilson A. Bentley, the Snowflake Man by Mary Bahr Fritts and Laura Jacobsen. Both stories tell about the life of Wilson Bentley, a Vermonter obsessed with snowflakes. Bentley photographed snowflakes for over 50 years, giving us our current understanding of the diversity of snowflakes. Although some of the information in the stories is the same, a different slant makes each book appealing in its own way. This is especially true of the illustrations which gave us much to talk about.
If you are looking for a resource for picture books for a project here is a great place to start:
