Archives for: "December 2009"
First Snow Crystal Photo of 2009/10
December 19th, 2009Last week’s storm brought several inches of hard driving, wet snow to Kalamazoo. But after the blizzard passed temperatures grew more mild, and soon patches of grass began to emerge from the melting snow cover. A slight dusting of lake effect snow a… more »
Colors of Ice
December 18th, 2009The farmer's bathtub finally froze over. The surface had an interesting freezing pattern, but I've photographed similar ones many times before. So I picked up a rock, broke the surface, put a chunk between two crossed polaroid sheets and shot a picture.… more »
First Frost
December 15th, 2009Here in this neighborhood of Japan, we finally had our first good frost day. By frost, I mean any ice that forms from vapor that condenses (wet or dry) onto a surface. We rarely get snow, typically just one or two short-lived, wet snowfalls over winter,… more »
Outstanding Science Trade Book
December 13th, 2009Great news! The Story of Snow has been named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12 by the National Science Teacher's Association and Children's Book Council! - Mark more »
Front page News
December 11th, 2009The Kalamazoo Gazette ran a front page article about The Story of Snow on Wednesday, December 9. Click here to check it out! The weather was quite accomodating as a blizzard moved into west Michigan around the same time. - Mark more »
100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
December 7th, 2009A little while ago the New York Public Library came out with their recommended list of children's books called 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. The Story of Snow is included! Here's a nice stellar dentrite from last December - almost a year ago. This… more »
18 New Holiday Books For Kids from chicagotribune.com
December 2nd, 2009If you are interested in kids' books for the holidays, check out the 18 New Holiday Books For Kids photo gallery on the website of the Chicago Tribune - which is www.chicagotribune.com. I particularly like #2 in the lineup - but there are a lot of… more »
Story Of Snow Teacher's Guide
December 1st, 2009The good folks at Chronicle Books have put together a teacher's guide for The Story of Snow. In my storied past, I spent a few years working as an Assistant Superintendent in an urban school district. I was the HR Director and did not get directly… more »
