Snowflake Bentley

Briggs Martin, J. (1998). Snowflake Bentley. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.

This book is a biography on the life of Willie Bentley.  The author cleverly used two types of writing styles to tell this story. It was written in narrative prose with non fiction text on the side of the pages. The main character Wilson Bentley is fascinated by snowflakes. He wants a way to share his love with others but off course snow melts easily.  He searches for a way to begin a collection but struggles.  Wilson was not satisfied with not finding answers. He very much was a self starter and problem solver. Eventually he figured out a way to pass snowflakes he finds to others. He used photography and magnified the image before he snapped the picture.  This allowed him to really narrow in on the intricate details of the snowflakes.