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A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would anyone want ot photograph it? From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley thinks of ice crystals as small miracles, and he determines that one day his camera will capture for others their extraordinary beauty. Often misunderstood in his time, he took pictures that...
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In this title, budding photographers will learn how to take great landscape and wildlife photographs. Using simple text and dramatic photographs as examples, all the basics will becovered, including choosing the right cameras and lenses, composition, shutter speeds, depth of field, plus special field equipment used by today's top photographers. Also covered are the basics of making image adjustments in the digital darkroom. Readers will also learn...
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Full-color nature photographs are first viewed through a cut-out hole and then in their entirety.
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"Pictures of plants and animals and short, story poems--pair them with photographs of innovative inventions and designs found around the world to see fascinating examples of nature-inspired design. A lotus leaf inspires the invention of the umbrella. A cat's eyes inspire the invention of safety road reflectors. Discover how mimicking behaviors and strategies in nature leads to amazing new prdocuts, processes, and technologies that improve our lives...
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A simple biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. Includes live action segments throughout as well as a short live action segment at the end entitled: Snowflake Bentley: his legacy.
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Look through the square cut in the page and see part of the photograph. Turn the page and experience the full concept of the picture.
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"Tornadoes, ice caves, glaciers, lightning -- no territory or phenomenon is too scary for daring explorer Carsten Peter, who is right at home exploring the most outrageous places and raucous natural occurrences around the globe. Kids can follow along as he heads into extreme places and reveals the science and background behind these seemingly unexplainable natural places and phenomenon. Underlying each of his adventures is a dose of hard science,...
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The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: There was a time when few knew what dinosaurs looked like. Then Waterhouse Hawkins stunned he world with his creations.
Snowflake Bentley: Willie Bentley was so fascinated by snow as a boy that he grew up to become the world's most famous authority on snowflakes.
The pot that Juan built: This is the story of one of Mexico's most famous potters, who used his talents to transform his impoverished village into a...
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A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
The story of Wilson Bentley, the first known photographer of snowflakes....
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