chronology

Introduces readers to Luke's day celebrating the 100th day of school. Discusses the concept of the number 100 by showing the different activities Luke's class does to celebrate. Additional features to aid comprehension include vivid photographs, Extended Learning activities, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research.

Introduces readers to the basic features of calendars and clocks, such as dates and numerals. Readers will learn how to use these features to track time and keep organized.

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.

Helps students acquire a visual perspective of personal and historical events and allows them to create and print out proportionally correct time lines.

"Introduces types of timelines and how they are used"--Provided by publisher.

The world enters the Hobart Phase where time begins to move in reverse and the dead come back to life--including the notorious Anarch Peak, a charismatic religious leader whose followers flourished long after his demise.

Explores the history of the calendar as it relates to time-keeping in general, touching on lunar and solar years, almanacs and diaries, time zones and the International Date Line, and famous dates.

Offers ideas for children on how to celebrate the millennium, takes a look at life in 1000 A.D. and 3000 A.D.,and includes a timeline that provides information about interesting people, inventions, and events from the last two thousand years.

Examines the history of man's effort to organize time in civilizations around the world, from one of the earliest calendars made 13,000 years ago, to the atomic clock in Washington D.C. which has been the planet's official time keeper since the 1960s.