The Snow Man: A True Story Winter Jonah
The Snow Man: A True Story Winter Jonah Meet the man living alone in the mountains whose hobby of measuring snowfall led to a global understanding of climate change in this nonfiction picture book…
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The Snow Man: A True Story Winter Jonah
Meet the man living alone in the mountains whose hobby of measuring snowfall led to a global understanding of climate change in this nonfiction picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter.When billy barr came to the mountains as a young man, his only companions were a skunk and a pine marten. So he began measuring the snow that fell. He needed something to fill the hours.
It arrived later, melted sooner, and there wasn't as much of it. Day after day, and year after year, he measured.As he grew older, he noticed something: the snow was disappearing. He shared his records with a local scientist, who shared them with other scientists, until his measurements were used by scientists all over the world studying climate change.
Thanks to his curiosity, groundbreaking data was gathered that still helps us