Thursday, September 15, 2005

The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty

"The book features:
* Nearly 200 snowflake photographs some of the best snowflake photographs ever taken!
* Numerous full-page high-resolution images that reveal the minute details of snow crystal design and structure.
* A richly illustrated field guide to falling snow that describes the different kinds of snowflakes.
* A brief history of snowflake observations and study.
* A close look at what snowflakes are, how they form, and why they look like they do.
The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty
written by Kenneth Libbrecht
photography by Patricia Rasmussen
published by Voyageur Press, October 2003
112 pages, 8.5x10 inches, hardcover"


This book looks cool, but I'm more impressed with the photo: What you'll look like sitting with the book open on your lap. This could be you!

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