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Book Cover for: Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time, Steve Jenkins

Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time

Steve Jenkins

What happens in just a second? A bat makes 200 high-pitched calls. A hummingbird beats its wings 50 times. A woodpecker hammers a tree trunk with its beak 20 times. A human can blink 7 times. A vulture in fight flaps its wings once. This nonfiction picture book explores the concept of time as a series of events in the natural world that take place in given units of time. Steve Jenkins's stunning collage illustrations and fascinating collection of facts create an engaging and interconnected look at time, animals, science, and the natural world.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Turtleback Books
  • Publish Date: Nov 14th, 2017
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Bound for Schoo - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.00in - 8.00in - 0.30in - 0.70lb
  • EAN: 9780606404464
  • Recommended age: 06-09
  • Categories: Animals - GeneralConcepts - Counting & NumbersScience & Nature - General (See Also Headings Under Animals

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About the Author

Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated over twenty picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eyepopping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. He lives in Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page, and their children. To learn more about Steve and his books, visit www.stevejenkinsbooks.com.

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Book Cover for: The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--And Most Surprising--Animals on Earth, Steve Jenkins
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Book Cover for: Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears?: Questions -- And Surprising Answers -- About Animals, Steve Jenkins
Book Cover for: Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do, Steve Jenkins
Book Cover for: Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea, Steve Jenkins
Book Cover for: Dinosaurs Roar Shaped Board Book with Lift-The-Flaps: Lift-The-Flap and Discover, Steve Jenkins
Book Cover for: What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You?, Steve Jenkins
Book Cover for: Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals, Steve Jenkins

Praise for this book

"This subtly philosophical examination of time, scale, and the mechanics of life is all but certain to leave readers reconsidering the world and their place in it."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review "This is a fascinatingly different way to approach natural history as well as time..."-- Bulletin

"Jenkins renders this package both eye-catching and mind boggling. Teachers will find good jumping-off points here for math, science, and history discussions."-- School Library Journal, starred review
-This subtly philosophical examination of time, scale, and the mechanics of life is all but certain to leave readers reconsidering the world and their place in it.--- Publishers Weekly, starred review -This is a fascinatingly different way to approach natural history as well as time...--- Bulletin

-Jenkins renders this package both eye-catching and mind boggling. Teachers will find good jumping-off points here for math, science, and history discussions.--- School Library Journal, starred review