I live in Alaska so, oh, yes, I know how quickly one or two tiny snowflakes can multiply. This book shows that in lovely illustrations showing the pages and settings slowly being covered by a sea of white while teaching us the math concept of exponents.

Now, true, math isn't my strength and I was drawn to this book more by the cover than the idea, but it's an intriguing approach. I didn't take the time to count but supposedly there are the exact number of snowflakes on each page as the answer to each mathematical step. I cannot imagine the self discipline and time it must have taken the artist to create the beautifully done photos, which are largely in, well, whites and browns with burst of color from birds, swing sets, buildings, and such. You just know some hardy soul will be counting.

Even this non-mathematical soul enjoyed browsing through the book and nodding knowingly at the answers. The author explains the process in an easy to understand manner, giving both the answer and "showing the work" done to get to that answer. It suddenly seemed so simple. Even better, it's done in a lyrical, poetic way, making for an interesting read. Thanks #NetGalley and #LernerPublishingGroup - #MillbrookPress for letting me flex my mathematical brain cells a bit.

The power of compounding numbers is expertly illustrated in this beautiful book. And the math checks out! The author explains his system for ensuring he had the appropriate number of snowflakes on each page. While some may argue that the math is too complicated for a picture book, I think it's the simplistic format that can help break down a complex idea and would be a welcome medium in a middle school classroom.

I highly recommend this for schools and libraries.

This is a creative take on exponents & would be an exciting addition to any math class. The illustrations are wonderful and engaging. The author includes an explanation of exponents at the end. Such a fun way to teach this concept in the form of a picture book.

This is a lovely math picture book by a master of rhyme. In the main text layer, exponentially greater numbers of snowflakes gather to make a blizzard, just right for two friends to play in. Brief sidebars show the math equation, and beautiful, swirly art puts just the right number of flakes on each spread. What a great way to incorporate story, math, weather, and friendship!

Review copy provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

PS I shared a poem inspired by this book on my blog at https://laurasalas.com/poems-for-teachers/a-blizzard-of-a-poetryaction-for-the-power-of-snow/

This is a great way to introduce children to the power of the exponent! A math and a winter-themed picture book that has engaging illustrations and visually shows children what happens with the numbers that are being multiplied by exponents. Could be a fun way to start a math lesson!

I somehow thought this was a science centered book (which it is if you really think about it) and was expecting some fun facts on snow mixed with storytelling. Instead, I was greeted with MATHEMATICS!
Maybe I should work more on reading descriptions.
However, I enjoyed this book. I think math is one of those subjects left out in many children stories but it is still something can be brought into the world of literature to help offer a fun way for students to learn and practice numbers. In this case, the story work with exponents.

Very simple artwork with a nice short story, ideal for very young children to read on a snowy evening. Much fun!

Cute book about snow that uses the amount of snow flakes to show how to work with exponents. Very cute illustrations.

A clever, delightful combination of nature and math! I love this introduction to exponents and the sweet nod to the magic of a snowfall.

I am not one for poetry, but this was a very well done children’s book. I would definitely recommend, and it was beautifully illustrated!

An interesting way to look at exponents, but the concept didn't really fly with the 6-year old audience I was with. It also didn't really have any additional story beyond exponents to make them interested to read it again. It might read better with someone a little older, but then they would be beyond the look of the book and it would seem to "baby-ish".

I really wanted my young friend to enjoy this more, but she just wasn't engaged at all.

I will definitely recommend this to the math department at school! What a super cool way to demonstrate exponents, by using snowflakes. This would definitely captivate the attention even if our middle schoolers. I loved the explanation in the back of how such large amounts of snowflakes were accurately portrayed.

This book was such a simple and adorable way to teach kids about exponents! It makes perfect sense to liken exponential growth to a snow storm and is a beautiful example of how a storm starts small and then grows to a powerful weather event. I can’t wait to use this with my son when he is old enough to learn this type of math.

A simply gorgeous story book. A child will enjoy learning the principles of math. Back matter is included.

The Power of Snow is a gorgeously-rendered picture book that uses snowflakes to demonstrate and explain how exponents work. Illustrator Bryony Clarkson provided fantastic artwork and an accurate depiction of each number of snowflakes.

The book itself is a rather novel concept, and while I liked it, I did wonder at the potential disconnect between the age such storybooks tend to be geared toward, vs the age level that would be learning so much about exponents.

Thank you to author Bob Raczka, Illustrator Bryony Clarkson, NetGalley, and Millbrook Press for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

"The Power of Snow<" is a sneaky, sneaky math lesson, wrapped up in gorgeous illustrations on a winter day. Snowflakes play and twirl, flurry and swirl through the pages. I *love* the illustrator's note at the end about how she ensured the right number of snowflakes per page, and I guarantee that many a child will try and try to count them all.

I'm reminded a little of the picture book "The Doorbell Rang", which I checked out from the library over and over again as a child and which also (admittedly, a bit more stealthily) slides a math lesson into the pages. Kids who don't want to learn the math, or just aren't ready to think about exponential growth, can still enjoy the illustrations and rhymes, but this might spark a math interest for others.

Thanks to the author and publisher for providing a review copy through NetGalley.

What an unexpected surprise. I was only expecting a poetry book on snowflakes and I got a math lesson also. It's great when books can surprise me like that. I would recommend this book to kids who show an interest in math and numbers.

What a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of exponential growth! The visual aspects really hit home the mathematical concept and the art is beautiful and engaging. Your reader who enjoy a challenge will love spending hours seeing if they can find all the snowflakes.

Snow flakes can multiply rapidly. In this cute book they show you the math involved with that multiplying. Through very cute illustrations it shows how the snow flakes get thicker and thicker. Along with some cute birds and other animals. This is a very simplified way to teach exponents. It also shows the longer math problem that goes along with the exponents. Start students early learning some of these basic concepts.

Great way to teach math. I always struggled with math as a kid and even as an adult. This is a creative way to approach math and I loved the illustrations!