| Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time Contributor(s): Jenkins, Steve (Author), Jenkins, Steve (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0618708960 ISBN-13: 9780618708963 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology) - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: 529 |
| LCCN: 2011002104 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.2" W x 8" (0.75 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Boy's Interest - Topical - Girl's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 146849 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jenkins, Steve: - Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page. |