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From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: no two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful. His story is gracefully told and brought to life in lovely woodcuts, giving children insight into a soul who had not only a scientist's vision and perseverance but a clear passion for the wonders of nature. "Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied." -- Wilson Bentley. SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY won the 1999 Caldecott Medal.

作者：杰奎琳·布里格斯·马丁

出生、成长于美国缅因州的一个农场上。她从小喜爱文字的声音，但从没想过成为作家。直到有了两个小孩，他们对故事书的喜爱和许多亲子共读的快乐时光，启发她的创作灵感。她至今出版十余种作品，得过许多奖。她被班特利吸引而感动的原因是“他在没人注意的地方看到美丽。他的理想，全心全意的坚持，视雪比金钱更珍贵，使他成为我心目中的英雄之一。”

绘者：玛丽·阿扎里安

从小喜欢印刷、木刻画。她也很爱雪。一九六三年和先生迁到佛蒙特州，经¬营自给自足的小农场。畜牧和园艺等农事活动一直影响她的作品内容和风格。她曾教过一间非常缺乏经¬费的乡村小学，给她许多自己创作教材的挑战和磨练。一九七六年，她以记录消逝中的传统农村生活为主题而设计的英文字母海报，获选为全州从幼儿园到三年级教室使用作品。她曾被提名角逐美国卷奖，一九九九年以《雪花人》获得凯迪克金牌奖。她一直用双手创造美丽的事物——在农场上和图画作品里。