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Snowflake Bentley (Caldecott Medal Book)
Most children are captivated by snow, but how many go on to make it their lifework? This beautiful biography, winner of the 1999 Caldecott Medal, tells the true story of a Vermont farm boy who was mesmerized by snowflakes. Wilson Bentley was fascinated by the six-sided frozen phenomena, and once he acquired a microscope with a camera, his childhood preoccupation took on a more scientific leaning. Bentley spent his life taking countless exquisite photographs (many that are still used in nature photography today), examining the tiny crystals and their delicate, mathematical structures. Jacqueline Briggs Martin tells this tale with simple, graceful prose that will engage children's imaginations. Edifying and snowflake-scattered sidebars offer more information about Bentley's methods and snowflake science. The artwork of Mary Azarian, whose 19th-century hand-press illustrations decorate the charming Barn Cat, shines once again in Snowflake Bentley, with woodcuts that reveal an appreciation for detail as well as for the man who loved snow. The lovely illustrations and equally fresh text will inspire and comfort youngsters (and grownups too) who wish they could capture snowflakes all year long. (Ages 4 to 8) --Brangien Davis.
Price: $7.10
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Hurricane Hunters!: Riders on the Storm
It's a sunny, beautiful day on America's southeastern coast. But out in the Atlantic Ocean, chaos is brewing Waves are crashing Winds are blowing And the National Hurricane Center is calling the Hurricane Hunters! A special weather reconnaissance squadron of the Air Force, these brave men and women fly their WC-130 Hercules aircraft into the heart of a two-hundred-mile-wide hurricane and collect information: in which direction the hurricane is heading, how fast it's moving, and how big it's growing. Before the end of their twelve-hour flight, the Hurricane Hunters will have gathered enough information to save many lives. Acclaimed author and artist Chris L. Demarest takes you inside the storm with these real-life adventurers who risk their lives to keep our shorelines safe..
Price: $3.00
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A Guide to Weather
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Air Apparent: How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramatize Weather
Weather maps have made our atmosphere visible, understandable, and at least moderately predictable. In Air Apparent Mark Monmonier traces debates among scientists eager to unravel the enigma of storms and global change, explains strategies for mapping the upper atmosphere and forecasting disaster, and discusses efforts to detect and control air pollution. Fascinating in its scope and detail, Air Apparent makes us take a second look at the weather map, an image that has been, and continues to be, central to our daily lives. .
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Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science (Voyagers)
The authorized biography of Dr. James E. McDonald's research into the UFO phenomenon McDonald worked in the 1950s and 1960s to raise the UFO issue in the scientific community as a serious problem. This book documents his brave fight for justice and truth, and his untimely and mysterious end. McDonald is a largely forgotten hero in the long and important battle to uncover the truth of the alien presence on Earth. With this landmark work, Ann Druffel places McDonald clearly where he belongs among the great pioneers of UFOlogy.
Price: $24.82
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The Man Who Named the Clouds
Cirrus, cumulus, stratus_where did these cloud names come from? Born in London, England, in 1772, Luke Howard was a boy with his head in the clouds. When he was ten he began keeping a weather journal to describe what he saw in the sky_he especially loved to watch the clouds. His father throught this daydreaming was a waste of time and got him a job with a chemist, making and selling medicines. Luke did become a chemist, but he didn't give up his hobby. Eventually, he joined a club whose members wanted to learn about science. They did experiments and wrote reports. Luke wanted to classify clouds, though many others had failed at this. At last, using the Linnaean classification as inspiration, Luke successfully created a system for naming the clouds. This system, modified in 1896, is still in use today. This story of Luke Howard is interspersed with the weather journal of a modern-day child working on a science project..
Price: $3.18
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