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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：傑奎琳·布裏格斯·馬丁

齣生、成長於美國緬因州的一個農場上。她從小喜愛文字的聲音，但從沒想過成為作傢。直到有瞭兩個小孩，他們對故事書的喜愛和許多親子共讀的快樂時光，啓發她的創作靈感。她至今齣版十餘種作品，得過許多奬。她被班特利吸引而感動的原因是“他在沒人注意的地方看到美麗。他的理想，全心全意的堅持，視雪比金錢更珍貴，使他成為我心目中的英雄之一。”

繪者：瑪麗·阿紮裏安

從小喜歡印刷、木刻畫。她也很愛雪。一九六三年和先生遷到佛濛特州，經¬營自給自足的小農場。畜牧和園藝等農事活動一直影響她的作品內容和風格。她曾教過一間非常缺乏經¬費的鄉村小學，給她許多自己創作教材的挑戰和磨練。一九七六年，她以記錄消逝中的傳統農村生活為主題而設計的英文字母海報，獲選為全州從幼兒園到三年級教室使用作品。她曾被提名角逐美國捲奬，一九九九年以《雪花人》獲得凱迪剋金牌奬。她一直用雙手創造美麗的事物——在農場上和圖畫作品裏。