Jenkins, Steve. 2011. Just a Second: A different way to look at time. New York: Houghton Mifflin. What can happen in a second?
Earth advances 18 1/2 miles (30 kilometers) in its orbit around the sun.What can happen in a day?
People use the equivalent of 200 billion sheets of letter-size paper.In a year?
A termite queen will lay almost 3,000,000 eggs.With his trademark illustrative style, customary accuracy, and imaginative perspective, Steve Jenkins shows us the concept of time through a variety of aspects. From the briefest second in which a cheetah can sprint 100 feet, to the unfathomable span of 2,000,000,000 years that it would take a spacecraft to traverse our galaxy, Jenkins offers illustrated facts, charts and graphs that are sure to interest kids of all ages. Facts are presented in white text on colorful pages, accompanied by cut paper illustrations.For teachers, it is a cross-curricular treasure trove. Highly recommended.
Included are books for additional reading and a note about the use of credible estimations for certain facts (e.g., the number of babies born each day).
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What a great concept! Thank you for sharing. I need to find this book.
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