DK Readers: Telling Time

Ebook
On sale Oct 01, 2013 | 32 Pages | 9781465407412

Tick, tock. Long ago, people told time using the sun or water. Find out how clocks have changed and become more accurate in this Level 2 DK Reader. Telling Time is a history of timekeeping, from obelisks and sundials to the atomic clocks of today.

Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!
Patricia J. Murphy writes for big and little people from her writer’s studio in Chicago. She has written more than 150 children’s books, with more on the way, including board books, early readers, picture books, creative nonfiction titles, chapter books, middle grade novels, as well as a growing list of scripts for children’s television. When she is not writing or riding horses, she spends time with her family, dabbles in acting, helps make Raggedy Ann dolls for children in need, plays golf, runs, and visits Ireland every chance she can get. To find out more about her, visit patriciajmurphy.com. View titles by Patricia J. Murphy

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Tick, tock. Long ago, people told time using the sun or water. Find out how clocks have changed and become more accurate in this Level 2 DK Reader. Telling Time is a history of timekeeping, from obelisks and sundials to the atomic clocks of today.

Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!

Author

Patricia J. Murphy writes for big and little people from her writer’s studio in Chicago. She has written more than 150 children’s books, with more on the way, including board books, early readers, picture books, creative nonfiction titles, chapter books, middle grade novels, as well as a growing list of scripts for children’s television. When she is not writing or riding horses, she spends time with her family, dabbles in acting, helps make Raggedy Ann dolls for children in need, plays golf, runs, and visits Ireland every chance she can get. To find out more about her, visit patriciajmurphy.com. View titles by Patricia J. Murphy

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