This nonfiction book tells the story of Wilson Bentley, the man who took the first photographs of snow. He also determined that no two snowflakes are the same and studied the water cycle. The book goes through his life, from first becoming enamored with snow, to finding his photography technique, to his eventual death. The book follows his life like a narrative, however their is factual information about him on the side panels of each page.

I found the book to be very sweet. I love that it reads like a story, that makes his life far more easy to read and relate to. The additional information on each page was also very interesting; it included the fun and strange facts, such as how many photos he took in a winter or that everyone still refers to his work when researching snow. Finally the illustrations were woodcut and very detailed; thus explaining its Caldecott award!

The book wold be wonderful for any biography lesson, as well as for introducing a unit on weather, water cycles, or snow specifically. I would definitely recommend it to a student who was interested in snow or weather.