The Book of Time

Clive Gifford, Teo Georgiev

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words & pictures
24 October 2023

Did you know that a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second? Or that the US once had 144 different time zones? Or that across your lifetime, you'll spend about 33 years in bed?

Discover more questions, answers, and theories in this bumper book all about the past, present, future, and beyond!

The Book of Time is brimming with fascinating information about the concept of time. What is time? How does it work? And is it even real? The book uses time as a lens to explore a wide variety of STEAM subjects that kids know and love-such as space, dinosaurs, animals, the human body, and machinery-with a completely fresh perspective. Through a simple yet fascinating approach, you'll learn about:

The measurements of time

Big and small time

Time-travel

Paradoxes

And lots more mind-boggling things Cool, graphic illustrations help convey sometime abstract concepts and make for an engrossing reading experience. Children will be ableto wow and amaze all their family and friends with extensive and fascinating information about time. Absorbing, entertaining, and surprising, The Book of Time will teach kids to look at the world in a whole new way.

By: Clive Gifford
Illustrated by: Teo Georgiev
Imprint: words & pictures
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 250mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780711279551
ISBN 10: 0711279551
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Clive Gifford has travelled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots and flown gliders. Hes had more than 200 books published and received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colours of History (QED). Clive lives in Manchester, UK.