About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks

by Bruce Koscielniak

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618396683
• ISBN13: 9780618396689
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Great history of timekeeping, interesting for adults, too :)

Bought this for my young son (reading level age 8-10). Terrific illustrations and very educational.