Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time - Hardcover

Jenkins, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618708960 ISBN 13: 9780618708963

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

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Book by Jenkins Steve

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"This subtly philosophical examination of time, scale, and the mechanics of life is all but certain to leave readers reconsidering the world and their place in it."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "This is a fascinatingly different way to approach natural history as well as time..."-- Bulletin"Jenkins renders this package both eye-catching and mind boggling. Teachers will find good jumping-off points here for math, science, and history discussions."-- School Library Journal, starred review

Reseña del editor

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.

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• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0618708960
• ISBN 13: 9780618708963
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40