Did you know that a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second? Or that the US once had 144 different time zones? Or that across your lifetime, you’ll spend about 33 years in bed? Discover more questions, answers, and theories in this bumper book all about the past, present, future, and beyond! The Book of Time is brimming with fascinating information about the concept of time. What is time? How does it work? And is it even real? The book uses time as a lens to explore a wide variety of STEAM subjects that kids know and love—such as space, dinosaurs, animals, the human body, and…mehr
Did you know that a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second? Or that the US once had 144 different time zones? Or that across your lifetime, you’ll spend about 33 years in bed? Discover more questions, answers, and theories in this bumper book all about the past, present, future, and beyond! The Book of Time is brimming with fascinating information about the concept of time. What is time? How does it work? And is it even real? The book uses time as a lens to explore a wide variety of STEAM subjects that kids know and love—such as space, dinosaurs, animals, the human body, and machinery—with a completely fresh perspective. Through a simple yet fascinating approach, you’ll learn about: * The measurements of time * Big and small time * Time-travel * Paradoxes * And lots more mind-boggling things Cool, graphic illustrations help convey sometime abstract concepts and make for an engrossing reading experience. Children will be able to wow and amaze all their family and friends with extensive and fascinating information about time. Absorbing, entertaining, and surprising, The Book of Time will teach kids to look at the world in a whole new way.
Clive Gifford has traveled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots, and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and has received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian, and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colors of History (QEB). Teo Georgiev is an independent Helsinki-based illustrator working in publishing, children’s literature, and branding.
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Introduction Everyday Time Big Time Small Time The Year and Seasons Long Day? Time in Space High in the Sky Time of Day Curious Calendars Time in Culture Question Time Like Clockwork Advances in Time Champion Clocks Alarming Stories Time to Explore High Time In the Zone Saving the Day Strange Times The World Over Time Geological Time How Old? Lifespans Sign of the Times Time of Your Life Body Clocks Can Animals Tell the Time? You’re Late! Record Times Time Savers Time Wasters The Time it Takes Once in a Lifetime Time on Your Mind The Time, the Place The Fourth Dimension Time Travel Puzzles and Paradoxes The Future A Timeline of Time Glossary Index
Introduction Everyday Time Big Time Small Time The Year and Seasons Long Day? Time in Space High in the Sky Time of Day Curious Calendars Time in Culture Question Time Like Clockwork Advances in Time Champion Clocks Alarming Stories Time to Explore High Time In the Zone Saving the Day Strange Times The World Over Time Geological Time How Old? Lifespans Sign of the Times Time of Your Life Body Clocks Can Animals Tell the Time? You’re Late! Record Times Time Savers Time Wasters The Time it Takes Once in a Lifetime Time on Your Mind The Time, the Place The Fourth Dimension Time Travel Puzzles and Paradoxes The Future A Timeline of Time Glossary Index
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