{"product_id":"the-snow-man-a-true-story-9781665932394","title":"The Snow Man: A True Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen billy barr came to the mountains as a young man, his only companions were a skunk and a pine marten. He needed something to fill the hours. So he began measuring the snow that fell. Day after day, and year after year, he measured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he grew older, he noticed something: the snow was disappearing. It arrived later, melted sooner, and there wasn't as much of it. 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 today!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Man\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Little Owl \u0026amp; the Big Tree: A\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOil\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Project\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRuth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Name is James Madison Hemings\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBarack\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Founding Fathers!\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLillian's Right to Vote\u003c\/i\u003e, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeanette Winter is a celebrated picture book creator whose acclaimed works include \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Man\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Little Owl \u0026amp; the Big Tree: A\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOil\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Project\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDiego\u003c\/i\u003e, all written by Jonah Winter, and her own \u003ci\u003eBiblioburro: A True Story\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003efrom Colombia\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOur House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eto Save the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into twenty-one languages.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beach Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590905106706,"sku":"9781665932394","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0bab49f-1b04-4c05-9457-09138c0112b6.jpg?v=1732083756","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-snow-man-a-true-story-9781665932394","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}