Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks Hardcover - 2004
by Koscielniak, Bruce
- New
- Hardcover
Time to read a book.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.
You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years.
Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.
You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years.
Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
Description
New
NZ$9.12
FREE Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Orion LLC (Texas, United States)
About Orion LLC Texas, United States
Biblio member since 2018
Details
- Title About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
- Author Koscielniak, Bruce
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Illustrated.
- Condition New
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers, Boston
- Date 2004-11-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0618396683-11-19307879
- ISBN 9780618396689 / 0618396683
- Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 0.41 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 1.04 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 1200
- Library of Congress subjects Time, Time measurements
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003017469
- Dewey Decimal Code 529.7
Summary
Time to read a book.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.
You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years.
Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.
You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years.
Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
First line
We look at the clock and know that we have five minutes more to sleep, or to catch the bus.
