Just a Second by Steve Jenkins
What can happen in just a second,a minute, or an hour?How can we measure time?
The flap of a vulture's wing.
A crocodile's heartbeat.
The weight of a baby blue whale.
The life of a mayfly.
These increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways in which we can think about time.
But what exactly is time?
In Just a Second, the award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins brings forth unique ways to think about time beyond the hands we see every day on a ticking clock. This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time.
Steve Jenkins is the author and illustrator of numerous nonfiction picture books, including the Caldecott Honor title What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? He resides in Colorado with his wife, Robin Page, a regular collaborator. Steve Jenkins' website is www.stevejenkinsbooks.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780618708963 |
| ISBN 10 | 0618708960 |
| Title | Just a Second |
| Author | Steve Jenkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company |
| Year published | 2011-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nonfiction) 2014, Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Informational) 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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