Just a second a different way to look at time
"This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children,
2011.
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| Summary: | "This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time. Just a Second is visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute, an hour, a month, and a year. What happens in a second? A gnat beats its wings 1000 times. A hummingbird beats its wings 75 times. A shrew's heart beats 13 times. A bat squeaks and listens for an echo 10 times. A dropped stone falls 16 feet. Earth travels 18 miles in its trip around the sun. A cheetah can run 100 feet"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 21 x 27 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781328740861 1328740862 9780618708963 0618708960 |
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