How long is a minute? What is a decade? How many decades are in a century? Now with new illustrations by Alex Willmore, Me Counting Time is a playful introduction to the concept of time. When a young boy prepares for his seventh birthday and counts how many years old he is, he begins on an exploration of the many units of time that are a part of everyday life. Fun to read, easy to understand…
Illustrated in full color. This die-cut book features a clock with movable hands, making this introduction to the hours a tick-tock treasure. Young time-tellers can move the hands to match the time on the clocks pictured on each page as they follow Thomas the Tank Engine and his train yard pals through a busy day. Clever clock illustrations and simple text also introduce the concepts of minut…
"How long is a second?" "A second is a hiccup--the time it takes to kiss your mom, or jump a rope, or turn around." The newest book by acclaimed picture-book creators Hazel Hutchins and Kady McDonald Denton explains units of time in imaginative terms children can understand: A second lasts as long as a hiccup; a week is seven sleeps; and a year is the time it takes to grown into new shoes! A…