The Snowflake: Winter's Frozen Artistry Hardcover – September 1, 2015

I read another review that said that this was a good coffee-table-type book. So I bought it. I disagree that this is a good coffee table book. To me, that type of book should primarily be pictures, which is not the case here. This book is too wordy for a coffee table book. I was looking for something that was primarily snowflake photographs, and this does not fit the bill. While it certainly has some lovely photos, it is very informational. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing whatsoever against books with words, lol. I am an avid reader actually. But I was looking for a picture book. This is not just a picture book.

This book is beautiful. I'm keeping it on the coffee table because the cover is just that lovely. The inside is nice too—you can have a good time just paging through looking at the up-close photos of snowflakes. Or you can spend more time reading about how snow crystals are formed and what different types and shapes there are and become a snow trivia expert. (I appreciate how the author keeps those science details approachable.) Both adults and kids can have a good time looking through this book.

. Wonderful book full of beautiful photos and knowledge. Bought for homeschooling my girls in addition to an addition to our library. They are small and like to look at the pictures for now however I believe they will be able able to learn a lot from the depth of knowledge given in the book in later years.

I order 5 copies for my grandchildren for Christmas. Snowflakes are such a miracle of creation.

Received the book as advertised!

The photos are gorgeous! What the author has managed to do to catalog snowflakes is amazing.

Beautiful images

Beautiful book, exactly as advertised.

great service, book amazing, super photographs, very interesting. recommended reading.

Fascinating book, love the photography

Lovely book

I was afraid that it would be too light of information, but was pleased to see nice and clear explanations on crystal formation. Some pictures (not of snowflakes) could have been a bit better quality as some are pixelate and rather generic. They don't take much away from the content though.

It is a perfect coffee table book. The pictures of snowflakes under a microscope are amazing. It makes me appreciate the enchanting beauty of the progress of a snowflake being made and winter!!!