Just a second : a different way to look at time

The Resource Just a second : a different way to look at time
Label
Just a second : a different way to look at time
Title remainder
a different way to look at time
Statement of responsibility
Steve Jenkins
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"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. Just a Second is visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute, an hour, a month, and a year. What happens in a second? A gnat beats its wings 1000 times. A hummingbird beats its wings 75 times. A shrew's heart beats 13 times. A bat squeaks and listens for an echo 10 times. A dropped stone falls 16 feet. Earth travels 18 miles in its trip around the sun. A cheetah can run 100 feet"--
Writing style
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
529
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
Intended audience
870L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
LG
LC call number
QB209.5
LC item number
.J456 2011
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 2
  • 5
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
5.2
Study program name
Accelerated Reader AR
Target audience
primary

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