Mary Azarian
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Lexile measure
AD 830L
Physical Desc
1 volume 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this Caldecott Medal—winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday.
Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood, he saw each tiny crystal of a snowflake as a little miracle and wanted to understand them.
His parents supported his curiosity and saved until they could...
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
AD 900L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells how the infant Prince Hakon is rescued by men fiercely loyal to his dead father, who ski across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Throughout the seasons in northern Vermont, Darrell helps his neighbors with snowplowing, supplying wood, and excavation work, never finding time to fix his own barn roof, but when a windstorm passes through town, he finds his kindness to his neighbors returned.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a descriptive list of all the things required to have a Christmas like the author's grandmother had, including farm animals, stories of Scotland, ice skating in the moonlight, and joining friends, family, and neighbors at church on Christmas Eve.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
263 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious being lost? A tangible bond with our natural world--the deep satisfaction of connecting to the earth that was enjoyed by previous generations? In The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and traditional practices that link us with our environment and with each other. Charmingly illustrated and brimming with wisdom, this guide...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
NC 860L
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1632, John Tuttle set sail from England to Dover, New Hampshire and there he set up a farm on seven acres of land. From those humble beginnings the Tuttle family story became America's story.
12) Darwin
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
1060L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color i ll. ; 29 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
In nineteenth-century Concord, Massachusetts, seven-year-old Louisa May Alcott joins other local children on the varied excursions led by teacher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and is inspired to write her first poem.