A second is a hiccup : a child's book of time / by Hazel Hutchins ; illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.
Playful rhyming text helps children comprehend units of time, presenting lively examples of what can happen in the span of a second, a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, and a whole childhood.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780439831062 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0439831067 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9780439831109 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0439831105 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781428737013 (BWI bdg.)
- ISBN: 1428737014 (BWI bdg.)
- Physical Description: 36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007.
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
Citation/References Note: | Booklist starred Kirkus Starred |
Target Audience Note: | 1.7 Follett Library Resources K-3 Follett Library Resources |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Time > Juvenile fiction. Time measurements > Juvenile fiction. Time > Fiction. Time measurements > Fiction. Stories in rhyme. Time > Fiction. |
Genre: | Stories in rhyme. |
Available copies
- 18 of 20 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cambridge City PL - Cambridge City | J 529 (Text) | 76893000241490 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola | J 529 HUT (Text) | 33118000115091 | Children: Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/05/2024 |
Culver Elementary School | HUT (Text) | 72456000019907 | Easy | Available | - |
Greenwood PL - Greenwood | KIDS NONFICTION MATH TIME Hutchins (Text) | 36626102658200 | 1st Floor Kids Orange Zone | Available | - |
Jay Co PL - Bookmobile | E529 H974 (Text) | 76383000363216 | Early Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch | JUV 529 HUT (Text) | 39391005711831 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/09/2024 |
Kendallville PL - Kendallville Main Branch | KID TIME (Text) | 37516001971370 | KidNF Time | Available | - |
Loogootee PL - Loogootee | JUV 529 HUT (Text) | 70511000030279 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Milford PL - Milford | j529 Hut (Text) | 72433000107046 | Children's Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Monon Town and Twp PL - Monon | J 529 HUT (Text) | 36825000616928 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Provides an examination of the concept of time through amusing verse and bright illustrations that highlight the differences between quantities of time throughout a life. - Scholastic"How long is a second?"
"A second is a hiccup--the time it takes to kiss your mom, or jump a rope, or turn around."
The newest book by acclaimed picture-book creators Hazel Hutchins and Kady McDonald Denton explains units of time in imaginative terms children can understand: A second lasts as long as a hiccup; a week is seven sleeps; and a year is the time it takes to grown into new shoes!
Any parent who's been asked, "How long is a minute?" or any kid who's wondered, "What does 'an hour' mean?" will enjoy this smart, simple, and surprising book. - Scholastic"How long is a second?"
"A second is a hiccup--the time it takes to kiss your mom, or jump a rope, or turn around."
The newest book by acclaimed picture-book creators Hazel Hutchins and Kady McDonald Denton explains units of time in imaginative terms children can understand: A second lasts as long as a hiccup; a week is seven sleeps; and a year is the time it takes to grown into new shoes!
Any parent who's been asked, "How long is a minute?" or any kid who's wondered, "What does 'an hour' mean?" will enjoy this smart, simple, and surprising book.