Wilson A. Bentley 1865-1931 His Life and His Work McBookwords © 2007-15 Sharron L. McElmeel.

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Wilson A. Bentley His Life and His Work McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Wilson A. Bentley — From “Bentley’s Contribution,” Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont December 24, 1931 “He saw something in the snowflakes which other men failed to see, not because they could not see, but because they had not the patience to look.” McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Wilson A. Bentley 5381 photomicrographs photographs taken through a microscope — 2500 pictures Snow Crystals (1931) Jericho, Vermont Vermont dairy farmer Writer Musician Scientist Photographer McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Wilson A. Bentley Jericho Historical Society’s Official Snowflake Bentley Web Site Read more about Wilson A. Bentley, and his work, at the Buffalo Museum of Science’s digital library in support of the Bentley Snow Crystal CollectionBentley Snow Crystal Collection McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Wilson A. Bentley Jericho Historical Society’s Official Snowflake Bentley Web Site Read more about Wilson A. Bentley, and his work, at the Buffalo Museum of Science’s digital library in support of the Bentley Snow Crystal CollectionBentley Snow Crystal Collection McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Wilson A. Bentley Alaskan Science Forum Go to Alaska and see what Alaskan Science Forum had to say about Wilson A. Bentley. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Wilson A. Bentley Using facts to figure out the answers. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel How old was Wilson A. Bentley when he died?

Wilson A. Bentley Using facts to figure out the answers. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel Facts: Born February 9, 1865 Died December 23, 1931

Wilson A. Bentley Using facts to figure out the answers. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel Answer: 66 years

Wilson A. Bentley How many years did Bentley use his microscope to photograph snowflakes? McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel Answer:

Wilson A. Bentley Fact: Wilson A. Bentley received his first microscope on his seventeenth birthday. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel Answer:

Wilson A. Bentley Fact: Wilson A. Bentley received his first microscope on his seventeenth birthday. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel Answer: 49 years 66 died years

Wilson A. Bentley His Life and His Work What else do you know about Wilson A. Bentley? McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel

Further Reading About Wilson A. Bentley Research additional information about Wilson A. Bentley and create a trivia game using questions about Bentley and his life. There are books that show many of Bentley’s snowflake photographs and there are fictional books that include Bentley in the fictional tale. For example: Johanna Hurwitz wrote a book Faraway Summer which includes Bentley as a host in the Fresh Air project that provided a summer experience in the Vermont countryside for children from the urban Jewish tenements in New York city. The book coincidently is illustrated by Mary Azarian who also is the illustrator of Snowflake Bentley. McBookwords © Sharron L. McElmeel