I wonder why the sun rises and other questions about time and seasons
By: Brenda Walpole
Series: I wonder why; I wonder why (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Southwestern Company
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Nashville, Tenn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780871974525
Description: Uses a question and answer format to present information about time and the seasons, such as how to split a second, who invented our calendar, and why the moon changes shapes.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Kingfisher, 1996.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why does the Sun rise in the morning?; title: Why does it get dark at night?; title: Where is it night all day long?; title: Where do all the days start on time?; title: Why do we have seasons?; title: Why do we plant seeds in spring?; title: Why are bees busy in summer?; title: When do leaves drop off?; title: Why do animals sleep through the winter?; title: Where are there only two seasons?; title: Where does it pour for a month?; title: Who can tell the time without a clock?; title: Can flowers tell the time?; title: Can animals tell the time?; title: Which calendar was carved in stone?; title: Who invented our calendar?; title: What is a leap year?; title: Why do we need calendars?; title: Who lights the lamps at New Year?; title: Who brings in the New Year with a bang?; title: Who blows a horn at New Year?; title: How long is a month?; title: Why does the Moon change shape?; title: Who eats the Moon?; title: Why are there seven days in a week?; title: When is it 13 o'clock?; title: How long is a minute?; title: Why does my watch tick?; title: How did people manage before clocks?; title: How does a grandfather keep good time?; title: How can you split a second?; title: Which timer was a load of old rope?; title: How can you cook an egg with sand?; title: What's the time on Earth?; title: What's the time in space?; title: How long does a person live?; title: How long does a mayfly live?; title: How long does a tree live?; title: Index.