New Releases by Kenneth Libbrecht

The story of a single snowflakefrom its creation in the clouds to its fallin fascinating photographs and details.

This gorgeous new calendar features super-detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions describing the science behind their beauty, and literary quotesrelating to nature and snow.

Presents a series of detailed photographs of snowflakes from different locations around the world, demonstrating how complex crytalline patterns form and emerge.

Snowflakes are temporary works of art, tiny crystalline masterpieces, each as different from the next as one person is from another. If you would like to look closer at these marvelous creations - and understand their patterns - this handy, pocket-sized book will serve as your introduction to the art and science of the snowflake. As entertaining as it is informative, this comprehensive field guide describes the many different types of snowflakes, where and how to find them, and what can be learned from their intricate structures and patterns. Also included are handy tips for intrepid snowflake hunters, including what type of snowflakes to expect during certain weather conditions, opportune ways for capturing them (the author prefers the brightly-lit tops of parking garages at night, for example). Illustrated with Libbrecht's own remarkable microphotographs of real snowflakes, the book is itself a work of art, as delightful to look at as it is to learn from, and as full of wonder as it is rich with answers. An excellent guide for snowflake lovers, classrooms, family fun, as well as the serious or amateur scientist.

This gorgeous new calendar features super-detailed photographs of snowflakes, with captions describing the science behind their beauty, and literary quotesrelating to nature and snow.