Just a Second
by:
Steve Jenkins (author)
What can happen in just a second,a minute, or an hour? How can we measure time?The flap of a vulture’s wing.A crocodile’s heartbeat.The weight of a baby blue whale.The life of a mayfly.These increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways in which we can think about...
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What can happen in just a second,a minute, or an hour? How can we measure time?The flap of a vulture’s wing.A crocodile’s heartbeat.The weight of a baby blue whale.The life of a mayfly.These increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways in which we can think about time.But what exactly is time?In Just a Second, the award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins brings forth unique ways to think about time beyond the hands we see every day on a ticking clock. 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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780618708963 (0618708960)
Publish date: October 25th 2011
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
It is unusual to see an informational book about time. It makes me think there should be a kids' book about ontology -- consciousness and existence, Heidegger with concrete examples. The examples of time in this book were straightforward, but after a while it became clear that it was just a book abo...
Another great one by Steve Jenkins - big surprise. His illustrations, as always, are amazing. The information presented, as always, is fascinating and thought provoking. My daughter found some of the facts rather depressing (rising oceans, extinction, overpopulation), but facts are facts. And ag...