A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Presents W. A. Bentley's groundbreaking early-twentieth-century photos of snowflake specimens, which show that no two snowflakes are alike; includes more than eight hundred copyright-free examples.

Grandfather's journey. Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in the United States and Japan, Allen Say poignantly recounts his family's journey to America. The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. There was a time when few knew what dinosaurs looked like. This is the story of how Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-sized dinosaur models and stunned the world with his awe-inspiring creations. Snowflake Bentley. Ever since Willie...

When does it snow? Why is snow white? How do we know no two snowflakes are alike? (Hint: the proof is in the photographs, first made in the 1890s!) With full-color photographs and the Smithsonian's famous Wilson Bentley snowflake photos, this new Curious About title looks at the science behind snow, and the history of record-setting blizzards and snowstorms plus how people have fun in the snow!