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The Story of Snow
The Science of Winter's Wonder
By Cassino, Mark
- ISBN
- 978-0-81186-866-2
- Publisher
- Chronicle
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
PreS-Gr 3 Simple sentences in large type offer basic information about the formation and structure of snow crystals while additional explanations and detail are presented in two sets of progressively smaller fonts. Aoyagi's watercolor and ink drawings show how a snow crystal develops from a tiny speck of soil, pollen, or other substances to become a co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
This account harnesses our everyday delight in snow-flake shapes to draw us into the scientific explanations for their formation and variety. Cassino uses an inventive combination of text and illustration—such as drawings following the growth process from a spe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
With Jon Nelson. This account draws readers into the scientific explanations for snowflakes' formation and variety. The book uses an inventive combin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
Beautifully and simply tells the story of how snow crystals form. Gives information tha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
