I wonder why the sun rises and other questions about time and seasons

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Title:

I wonder why the sun rises and other questions about time and seasons

Author:

Walpole, Brenda.

ISBN:

9780753465615

9780753465295

Publication Information:

New York : Kingfisher : Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan, 2011.

Physical Description:

32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Series:

I wonder why (New York, N.Y.)

General Note:

Includes index.

Reading Level:

NC 820 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Children's questions and answers.

Questions and answers.

Time -- Miscellanea.

Seasons -- Miscellanea.

Summary:

Uses a question and answer format to present information about time and the seasons, including how to split a second, who invented the calendar, and why the moon changes shapes.

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What is a leap year? Why are bees busy in summer? Who eats the moon? Why does it get dark at night? In this fascinating book children will find out the answers to these and many more questions about time and seasons.

Author Notes

Brenda Walpole

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

In a scattered format, busy pages contain disconnected questions related to the seasons and time. Each double-page spread answers one to four questions, and additional facts are presented as captions for the illustrations. A couple of the cartoons portraying Asians and Inuits are less respectful than the portrayals of ethnic groups in the realistic artwork. Ind. From HORN BOOK 1996, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Why does the Sun rise in the morning?	p. 4
Why does it get dark at night?	p. 5
Where is it night all day long?	p. 6
Where do all the days start on time?	p. 7
Why do we have seasons?	p. 8
Why do we plant seeds in the spring?	p. 10
Why are bees busy in the summer?	p. 10
Why do leaves drop in the fall?	p. 11
Why do animals sleep through the winter?	p. 11
Where are there only two seasons?	p. 12
Where does it pour for a month?	p. 13
Who can tell time without a clock?	p. 14
Can flowers tell time?	p. 15
Can animals tell time?	p. 15
Which calendar was carved in stone?	p. 16
Who invented our calendar?	p. 16
What is a leap year?	p. 17
Why do we need calendars?	p. 17
Who lights lamps at the new year?	p. 18
Who brings in the new year with a bang?	p. 18
Who blows a horn at the new year?	p. 19
How long is a month?	p. 20
Why does the Moon change shape?	p. 21
Who eats the Moon?	p. 21
Why are there seven days in a week?	p. 22
When is it 13 o'clock?	p. 22
How long is a minute?	p. 23
Why does a watch tick?	p. 24
How did people tell time before clocks?	p. 24
How does a grandfather keep good time?	p. 25
How can you split a second?	p. 26
Which timer was a bunch of old rope?	p. 26
How can you cook an egg using sand?	p. 27
What's the time on Earth?	p. 28
What's the time in space?	p. 29
How long does a person live?	p. 30
How long does a mayfly live?	p. 30
How long does a tree live?	p. 31
Index	p. 32

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