"For hundreds of years ships had been sailing to places far and near without really knowing where they were!" Sailors knew how to measure latitude, their location north or south of the equator, but they could not measure longitude, their location east or west of their home port. Because of this, many lives were lost worldwide. The key to solving this problem lay in devising a clock that could …
Everett Anderson, a young African-American boy living in the city, experiences the joys that each month of the year has to offer, playing in the February snow and enjoying his freedom on a June afternoon. Reissue.
Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends have a busy time of the Island of Sodor. How will the engines run on time everyday. Match the hand of the clock to the time in the picture and help the engines to tell the time.
Telling time becomes clear and easy for young readers in this bright and lively introduction to measurements of time. From seconds to minutes, hours to days, exploring what time is and discovering why we need to tell time, helps young readers understand more than 'the big hand is on the one and the little hand is on the two'. Megan Halsey’s playful illustrations depict imaginative digital and…