T is for time

Titre
T is for time

Marie, Smith

Sommaire
This alphabet book uses poetry and expository text to explore the concept of time, from explaining basic units of measurement to showcasing important scientific achievements. Topics include famous inventors (Albert Einstein and John Harrison) and important structures and landmarks (Kulkulkan Pyramid and Big Ben). Budding scientists will discover what world-famous stone structure is believed to be an early calendar, follow the voyages of explorer Ferdinand Magellan to better understand the International Date Line, and learn to tell time using the Zulu time system.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2015

Description matérielle
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 27 x 29 cm.

Terme de vedette-matière
Time -- Literature.
 
English language -- Alphabet -- Literature.
 
Alphabet.
 
Alphabet books.
 
Time -- Juvenile poetry.

Genre
Nursery rhymes.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Smith, Roland, 1951-
 
Graef, Renee,

Résumé
This alphabet book uses poetry and expository text to explore the concept of time, from explaining basic units of measurement to showcasing important scientific achievements. Topics include famous inventors (Albert Einstein and John Harrison) and important structures and landmarks (Kulkulkan Pyramid and Big Ben). Budding scientists will discover what world-famous stone structure is believed to be an early calendar, follow the voyages of explorer Ferdinand Magellan to better understand the International Date Line, and learn to tell time using the Zulu time system.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781585365128

Informations de publication
Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2015.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Mount Pleasant529.2 SMIBook30152000283740Non-Fiction