Just a Second
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a minute, or an hour?How can we measure time?
The flap of a vulture’s wing.
A crocodile’s heartbeat.
The weight of a baby blue whale.
The life of a mayfly.
These increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways in which we can think about time.
But what exactly is time?
In Just a Second, the award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins brings forth unique ways to think about time beyond the hands we see every day on a ticking clock.
This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way—as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time.
What amazing science concepts will you and your child discover together?
- Learning About Time: See time in a whole new way, measured not by a clock, but by a vulture’s wingbeat or a crocodile’s heart.
- Amazing Animal Facts: Find out how many times a hummingbird beats its wings in a second and how long a mayfly’s entire life lasts.
- Accessible Science Concepts: Explore big ideas about measurement, the natural world, and how we make sense of our universe, all presented in a way young readers can understand.
- Stunning Collage Art: From Caldecott Honor-winner Steve Jenkins, discover his signature torn-paper collage style that makes every animal and concept leap off the page.
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Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.
