calendar

A series of essays in which the author shares his interest and insights into the coming millenium, focusing on questions of calendrics, astronomy, and history.

Discusses a number of calendars since time began, which were developed by cultures as they discovered patterns in nature.

The members of the Munch Bunch take part in an activity for each day of the week and each month and season of the year.

Leads the reader on an extraordinary journey through man's reckoning of time, from the earliest calendars throught our struggles with the digital "millennium bug.".

Family and Neighbors: Who are our families and neighbors? -- 1. Our families - Amusement Park - Map and globe skills Use addresses. 2. Families together - Moving the sheep - Citizenship points of view - How does your family celebrate? 3. Our school - Chart and graph skills - Calendar 4. Our neighbors - People Jane Addams 5. America is special - around the world Australia.

Provides a general introduction to calendars, examining their uses, history, and reforms; describes several calendars, both ancient and modern, that have been used throughout the world; explores the mathematics of calendars; and discusses the history of Easter and the difficulties the Christian Church had setting its date.

Presents an overview of the history of the calendar, in simple text with illustrations, from ancient Egyptian time keepers to cesium clocks that records the passage of time accurately. Includes time line.

Presents myths that tell the stories behind the seven days of the week, drawn from the traditions of the Vikings, Romans, Celts, and ancient Greeks and Babylonians.