Burlington Public Library

What could be more fun than a trip to the zoo? Readers will follow Amanda as she and her classmates enjoy a delightful fieldtrip to see zebras, lions, and more. With time told in hour-long increments, readers will be introduced to the practice of time telling at an accessible level. Eye-catching illustrations will hold the attention of beginning readers. This book is an enjoyable supplement to early elementary curricular studies.

Discusses what time is and how it is measured.

Describes the relationship between a second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, decade, century and millennium as measurements of time.

Details the many things that can be done in a minute.

Explores how humans have measured time throughout history, from moon calendars to sun clocks, hourglasses and other mechanical devices to electric, electronic, and atomic timepieces.

"Introduces activities young readers experience in a matter of weeks, such as attending summer camp, while teaching ways to measure a week and how it compares to days and months."--

"Introduces activities young readers experience in a matter of hours, such as cooking a meal or watching a movie, while teaching ways to measure an hour and how it compares to minutes and days."--

"What exactly is the difference between Eastern Standard Time and Pacific Standard Time? And why do they-and the 22 other global time zones-exist at all? In this fun, informative set, readers learn the answers to these questions, starting with the history of time zones that began with the American railroad lines. With content that supports social studies curricula, the main text is written especially for lower elementary readers. Colorful maps throughout...

In today's world, kids need to know how to tell time quickly and accurately by using both digital and traditional (analog) clocks. Now, it's a breeze with the help of Timothy Time and his friends. Teaches kids the parts of an analog clock; telling time to the hour, the half hour, the quarter hour; practice counting by fives; telling time to five minutes and the exact minute; digital clocks and stopwatches; calendars, days of the week, months of the...