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by Bruce Koscielniak
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Time to read a book.Time to wash dishes.Time to do this or that.You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day. Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years. Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
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Time to read a book.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.
You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years.
Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.
You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined—no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them—the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks—huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years.
Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.
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We look at the clock and know that we have five minutes more to sleep, or to catch the bus.
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- Title About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
- Author Bruce Koscielniak
- Binding Hardback
- Edition Illustrated.
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, Boston
- Publication date 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780618396689 / 0618396683
- Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 0.41 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 1.04 cm)
- Age range 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 1200
- Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Library of Congress subjects Time, Time measurements
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003017469
- Dewey Decimal Code 529.7
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