Snowflakes are a subject of great fascination for all ages and for people from all geographical regions. (The attraction of the subject by itself is a natural promotion.) There are only a handful of published snowflake photographers, and this book includes numerous color photographs and illustrations. Snowflake Bentley, published by Houghton, is the standard children's snowflake book, and yet it does not include photographs of real snowflakes or anything for the child to do while reading the book. -Readers will be introduced to the scientific method and learn about weather, the states of water, the chemistry of water molecules, crystal formation, static electricity, and other topics.-They will examine photographs of snowflakes taken during various weather conditions. As they study the formation of these ice crystals they will simultaneously be absorbing STEAM educational programming. -Simple and fun hands-on exercises will help young readers explore science, discover the natural beauty of ice crystals, and follow the complex process of ice crystal formation.

-The book is loaded with things to do, including keeping a weather history journal, making static electricity, drawing water molecules, building snowflake models, making salt crystals, coloring detailed ice crystal outlines, making paper snowflakes, drawing snowflake crystals, matching new words to their meanings, and solving a snowflake crossword puzzle. This is a richly illustrated activity book. It will engage readers on many levels however it is aimed at elementary school children.