Detective Roy Dodge and his assistant, Augustus Twintig, interview the residents of an apartment building while investigating the disappearance of twelve emerald-encrusted numbers which belong on the face of an antique clock. Includes clues hidden in illustrations that the reader can use to solve the case.
The King of Tango appeals to Sue Patch, who can fix anything, because all the clocks in his palace are set at different times and he cannot function in the resulting chaos.
I.Q., a pet mouse, learns to tell time along with the rest of Mrs. Furber's class and worries about whether he will have his special project ready in time for Parents' Night.
The Ding Dong Clock faithfully records and announces the passing hours as the quiet night gives way to a busy morning and the beginning of yet another day. Features a clock with movable hands on the cover.
Presents various methods of telling time by using such instruments as the shadow stick, sundial, candle clock, rope clock, water clock, hourglass, and the modern clock.
Presents an illustrated account of eighteenth-century Englishman John Harrison's forty-year quest to create a perfectly accurate sea clock that would allow sailors to measure longitude.
