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The story of clocks and calendars marking a millennium

Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Maestro, Betsy
Other Authors:	Maestro, Giulio (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1999.
Subjects:	Two thousand, A.D. > Anniversaries, etc. > Juvenile nonfiction. Millennium > Juvenile nonfiction. Calendar > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	0688145485 (TR) 0688145493 (LE)
Author Notes:	Betsy Maestro was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1944. She received a bachelor's degree in early childhood education and a master's degree in elementary guidance from Southern Connecticut State College. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a kindergarten and first grade teacher for eleven years. During that time she became aware of the need for imaginative nonfiction to spark children's interests. She has been creating books with her husband Giulio since 1974. She writes and he does the illustrating. They are best known for their nonfiction titles which include the American Story series. Together, they have produced over ninety titles. Her other works include How Do Apples Grow? and Why Do Leaves Change Color? (Bowker Author Biography)