{"product_id":"just-a-second-isbn-9780618708963","title":"Just a Second","description":"What can happen in just a second,\u003cbr\u003ea minute, or an hour?How can we measure time?\u003cbr\u003eThe flap of a vulture’s wing.\u003cbr\u003eA crocodile’s heartbeat.\u003cbr\u003eThe weight of a baby blue whale.\u003cbr\u003eThe life of a mayfly.\u003cbr\u003eThese increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways in which we can think about time.\u003cbr\u003eBut what exactly is time?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJust a Second,\u003c\/em\u003e 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. | \u003cp\u003e\"This subtly philosophical examination of time, scale, and the mechanics of life is all but certain to leave readers reconsidering the world and their place in it.\"— \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \"This is a fascinatingly different way to approach natural history as well as time...\"— \u003ci\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e \"Jenkins renders this package both eye-catching and mind boggling. Teachers will find good jumping-off points here for math, science, and history discussions.\"— \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890220757221,"sku":"NP9780618708963","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780618708963.jpg?v=1730232796","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/just-a-second-isbn-9780618708963","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}