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Time Book: A Brief History From Lunar Ca Martin Jenkins

Time Book: A Brief History From Lunar Ca By Martin Jenkins

Time Book: A Brief History From Lunar Ca by Martin Jenkins


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Summary

What is time? When did we first use it? Does it always work? How do animals tell time? This book looks at time from the first calendars and clocks to the digital watches and precise time-keeping methods of today.

Time Book: A Brief History From Lunar Ca Summary

Time Book: A Brief History From Lunar Ca by Martin Jenkins

This is a beautifully illustrated look at the idea of time - throughout time! When we first started measuring it, dividing it up, what early concepts of time were and what it means to us today.What is time? When did we first use it? Does it always work? How do animals tell time? This is a fun and fascinating look at time from the first calendars and clocks to the digital watches and precise time-keeping methods of today. This is a companion to "The Museum Book", written by Martin Jenkins and illustrated by Richard Holland.

About Martin Jenkins

Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist and consultant for the WCMC, a UN organization concerned with conservation and the environment. He has won several awards for his work including the 1998 TES Information Book of the Year Junior Award for The Emperor's Egg, and he is the reteller of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (9781406301748), illustrated by Chris Riddell, which won the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in Cambridge. Richard Holland is a talented new artist. The Museum Book was his first major work and it inspired him to develop a new collage style to reflect the historical aspect of Jan Mark's text. He lives in Essex.

Additional information

GOR004078587
9781406304060
1406304069
Time Book: A Brief History From Lunar Ca by Martin Jenkins
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Walker Books Ltd
2009-04-01
64
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