McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

"A young boy learns to tell time on digital and analog clocks as he impatiently waits for a friend to come over to play."--Provided by publisher.

Presents an illustrated account of eighteenth-century Englishman John Harrison's forty-year quest to create a perfectly accurate sea clock that would allow sailors to measure longitude.

"For thousands of years, mankind has been fascinated with the science of measuring time. Even our earliest ancestors needed to know how long the daylight would last, and how long it would be before the buffalo returned. This book tells the story of our obsession with time, and our increasingly accurate ways of measuring it."--Back cover.

Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about time and discover that math is everywhere they look. Beep and Boots are looking forward to a day out at the zoo, especially getting to see their favorite animal the giraffe. But they have to keep an eye on the time else they'll miss feeding time! It's all too easy to get distracted by lions, tigers, and tasty snacks 15 minutes here, half an hour there! Pretty soon, Beep and...

Learn how to tell time with kittens and puppies.