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About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
Contributor(s): Koscielniak, Bruce (Author)

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ISBN: 0618396683     ISBN-13: 9780618396689
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2004
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Annotation: 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Date & Time
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions
Dewey: 529.7
LCCN: 2003017469
Age Level: 4-7
Grade Level: PreK-2
Lexile Measure: 1200(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.7" W x 11.1" L (0.80 lbs) 32 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2004 pg. 1009
School Library Journal 11/01/2004 pg. 127
Booklist 12/01/2004 pg. 666
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 119 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 83519
Reading Level: 6.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
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. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Informational Texts)


Contributor Bio(s): Koscielniak, Bruce: - Bruce Koscielniak is the author and illustrator of several books for children; he is also a musician who has played the violin and jazz guitar for many years. He lives in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts.
 
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