Book title:Just a second: A different way to look at time
Author: Steve Jenkins
| Bibliographic entry | Jenkins, S. (2011). Just a second: A different way to look at time. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. |
| Description | Jenkins provides infographic style pictures that focus on time: the history of time, comparisons with examples of different lengths of time starting with microcosmic examples and moving to the macrocosm of the universe. |
| Reaction | As with all infographics, the visuals say as much as the text. Highly interesting and very accessible to readers of all ages. |
| Recommended age level | Primary to intermediate |
| Subjects/themes | Time, history, science, nature, math |
| Curriculum connections | Science: assess the impact of various forces on society and the environmentMath: estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, time, and temperature, using non-standard units and standard units
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| Awards | Voted 1 of the best books of 2011 by brainpickings.org |
| Miscellaneous | Non-fiction picture book |
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