Although nine-year-olds Murray and Henrietta usually take life slowly in a society where others rush, they know that some things must be done quickly if the environment is to be protected.
Eleven-year-old Silver sets out to find the Timekeeper--a clock that controls time--and to protect it from falling into the hands of two people who want to use the device for their own nefarious ends.
Investigates the mathematics of time through a look at an ordinary day in the lives of cousins Tia, who lives in Mexico City, and Rod, who lives near Chicago. Looks at digital and analog clocks.