The Time Book by Martin Jenkins

The Time Book by Martin Jenkins

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

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The Time Book by Martin Jenkins

What is time? When did we first use it? Does it always work? How do animals tell time? This title offers look at time from the first calendars and clocks to the GPS watches and precise time-keeping methods of today.
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 Time Book is his second book for Walker. He lives in Essex.
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ISBN 13 9781406323733
ISBN 10 140632373X
Title The Time Book
Author Martin Jenkins
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Year published 2010-06-07
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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