About Time: A First Look at Time and the Clocks - Hardcover

Koscielniak, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618396683 ISBN 13: 9780618396689

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2004

Synopsis

<div>Time to read a book.<br>Time to wash dishes.<br>Time to do this or that.<br><br>You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined&#8212;no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.<br>Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them&#8212;the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks&#8212;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.<br>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.</div><div>&#160;</div>This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Informational Texts)

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618396683
• ISBN 13: 9780618396689
• Binding: Hardcover