Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Pigs on a Blanket	Amy Axelrod	Because the Pig family has so many delays in getting to the beach, they are in for a big disappointment when they're finally ready to ride the waves.	OL112590W
Big time bears	Stephen Krensky	The daily activities of a bear family demonstrate the meaning of such units of time as a second, minute, and week.	OL115746W
Antička iskazna logika	Svetlana Zečević	”Anticka iskazna logika” presents an introduction to ancient propositional logic, especially in the context of two main schools which gave the formulation and practical usage of that kind of logic – …	OL12436747W
Time	Sally Hewitt	Discusses the different aspects of time and how it is measured, including days and nights, years, calendars, and clocks. Provides suggestions for related activities.	OL14363W
The Story of Time	Umberto Eco	Exploring this elusive and often controversial subject, Umberto Eco, Sir Ernst Gombrich, and others contributes essays and reflections on the meaning of time	OL14916468W
It's about time, Max!	Kitty Richards	When Max misplaces his digital watch, he replaces it with an analog watch that he does not know how to read and finds himself late for everything.	OL14955155W
Just a minute	Bonny Becker	While Johnny waits for his mother to finish her shopping, he feels that so much time has passed that he has become an old man.	OL15021612W
The clock struck one	Trudy Harris	Rhyming text expands on the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock," as a cat chases the mouse up the clock, followed by other animals, until midnight arrives and the tired creatures fall asleep. Inclu…	OL15881203W
Clocks and calendars	Tracey Steffora	Learn about clocks and calendars and how they measure time.	OL16113406W
Big hand, little hand	Judith Herbst	Rhyming text and illustrations featuring clock faces follow the animals and activities on Farmer Fred's farm.	OL1686551W
The nick of time	E. A. Grosz	Focusing on the work of Darwin, Nietzsche and Bergson, showing its relevance to cultural and social theory influential theorist Elizabeth Grosz investigates the social and political implications of e…	OL16915650W
The Nature of time	Michael Lockwood,Raymond Flood	Dit boek bevat de tekst van een serie lezingen die in 1985 gehouden werd in Oxford. Thema: de tijd, en met name de problematiek van de tijd zoals die speelt in de moderne thermodynamica, de kosmologi…	OL17805022W
Ed Mouse finds out about times of day	Honor Head	The concept of time is introduced as an adventurous mouse performs his daily activities. At various points in the text the reader is asked to answer questions based on the illustrations.	OL1876202W
Baby learns about time	Jessie Ruffenach	Baby celebrates her birthday and learns about time.	OL18840108W
A Briefer History of Time	Stephen Hawking,Leonard Mlodinow	The science classic made more accessible and more concise. Illustrated. Updated with new research.Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scient…	OL1892618W
Sing time	Bruce H. Siegel	A Jewish father remembers that when he was ten years old Cantor Jacobs helped him into new understandings of ideas as big as time.	OL1894097W
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
Timekeepers	Simon Garfield	"Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the…	OL19729664W
The missing ingredient	Jenny Linford	"This book considers the intrinsic yet often forgotten role of time in creating the flavors and textures we love. Through a series of encounters with ingredients, producers, cooks, artisans, and chef…	OL19763689W
Benji Bear's busy day	Tor Freeman	A cased board book that is a perfect first introduction to telling the time for toddlers. Simple text allows Tor Freeman's wonderful, humorous, and detailed artwork to tell the story. Each page is ri…	OL20037233W