Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
At the same moment, around the world At the same moment, around the world Clotilde Perrin Starting from the Greenwich meridian this book takes the reader east imagining what children are doing at that moment in each of the twenty-four time zones. OL19710109W
Around the world right now Around the world right now Gina Cascone Invites readers to travel through the world's twenty-four time zones and steal a glimpse of a moment happening in each one. Author/Illustrator biography. OL19717373W
Time zones Time zones David A. Adler Discusses the reasons for time differences in different parts of the world and the history behind the division of the world into twenty-four time zones. OL19907139W
Time and navigation Time and navigation Andrew K. Johnston "If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. This surprising connection between time and place has been true for centuries and is now being explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold S… OL20000615W
The global transformation of time The global transformation of time Vanessa Ogle "This book is a revisionist account of attempts to unify clock times, calendars, and social time, and a methodological intervention in discussions about writing global and transnational history. The … OL20018600W
One day One day Suma Din One day, fifteen children, and lots of different times and places, find our all about their different families, house schools, meals and much more. OL24289839W
Keeping watch Keeping watch Michael O'Malley Focusing on the period from 1820 to 1920, Keeping Watch details the far-reaching changes in American society brought about by the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time -- from farmers… OL2745488W
Eastern standard tribe Eastern standard tribe Cory Doctorow Art is a member of the Eastern Standard Tribe, a secret society bound together by a sleep schedule. Around the world, those who wake and sleep on East Coast time find common cause with one another, c… OL5734713W