Rhyming text expands on the "Hickory Dickory Dock" nursery rhyme, in which a cat, followed by other animals, chases the mouse up the clock until midnight arrives, causing the tired creatures to fall asleep; and includes information about clocks and telling time.
Seventh-grader Casey Little is always late until he discovers a magic watch that takes him back in time fifteen minutes, a trick he uses both on and off the football field.
Bernie Bridges, the egotistical planner and schemer for a group of fourth-graders at The Rotten School, is determined to outsmart his rival in a pie-eating contest.
Grandad tells Sally that he never got dirty when he was her age, but when she winds his watch backwards and turns him back into a little boy he proves to be delightfully untidy.
Explores the measurement of time, including days, weeks, months, and years, and introduces clocks and how to read them to determine seconds, minutes, and hours.
Discusses time, the invention of clocks to keep track of daily activities, and types of clocks from sundial and water clock to electric and atomic clocks.
