After an explosion splits open the Treasure Vaults of the Library a Page seems to be missing, and it is up to the Librarian to find out what happened before the evil Watch-Man turns everything to dust with the Topaz of Time.
Starting from the Greenwich meridian this book takes the reader east imagining what children are doing at that moment in each of the twenty-four time zones.
"Inspired by the question, 'What are they doing right at this moment on the other side of the world?' this book focuses on natural and human events happening all over the world in the same second"--Provided by publisher.
Rhyming text presents an overview of time, including how it is measured, how timelines work, the concept of elapsed time, and how to find start and end times. Includes practice problems, a glossary, and a list of additional resources.
Explores clocks invented throughout history, and highlights mishaps related to them. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
A visit to a mysterious clock store leads Geronimo Stilton back to the Kingdom of Fantasy which is facing a crisis: something is making the magical timepiece that measures out the life of Blossom, Queen of the Fairies, run fast so she is aging at an alarming rate--and if she dies, so does the Kingdom.
"The method by which people can organize events in everyday life -- from past to present to future -- is known as time. But the nature of time, and whether it exists at all, has fascinated scientists and philosophers for millennia. Scholars have struggled to find the key that will unlock the secrets of time. This book takes a detailed look at the scientific quest for a greater understanding of time and its complex role in the Universe."--back cover.
Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the movement of the earth and other planets around the sun and how it determines the seasons, months, years, and days.
Discusses Earth's role as a planet in orbit around the sun, how this causes day and night and seasons, and how that affects how we tell time. Presented in English and Spanish.
