Measuring time
Subtitle: the clock
By: by Julia Vogel ; illustrated by Luanne Marten
Contributors: Marten, Luanne Voltmer, illustrator
Publisher: The Child's World
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781614732822
Subjects: Time; Time measurements; Juvenile literature; Clocks and watches; Measurement
Description: Readers learn what the clock measures and why knowing how to tell time--in seconds, minutes, and hours--is important. They learn the history of the clocks, including sundials and hourglasses. They also learn how to read analog and digital clocks to tell time. Sidebars instruct math by showing readers how to add and subtract hours.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.
Table of contents: title: Keeping track of time --; title: Rising with the sun --; title: The sundial --; title: The hourglass --; title: The clock --; title: Minutes and seconds --; title: Telling time --; title: Analog and digital --; title: Other ways to say the time --; title: Terrific timekeeping.