Me Counting Time: From Seconds to Centuries [Paperback]

Joan Sweeney (Author), Annette Cable (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

How long is a second? Can you count a minute? What is a decade? How many years are in a century?

Me Counting Time can show you! From a second to a minute to an hour to a day — and all the way to a millennium — this playful introduction to time helps children understand the many measurements of time and how they’re used in everyday life.

Easy to read and easy to understand, Me Counting Time makes learning a fun time for every child.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-A little girl approaching her seventh birthday introduces children to the elements of time from seconds to minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years, using concrete examples from her life to illustrate the concepts. She can write an invitation to her party in a minute and it takes one hour to make a birthday cake. Brief discussions of a Viking ship, a photo of her great-great-grandpa, and her mother's wedding dress represent more abstract concepts such as millennium, century, and decade. Colorful, childlike drawings reinforce the explanations, and the back flyleaf presents a chart reviewing the concepts. A serviceable title.
Joyce Rice, Limestone Creek Elementary School, Jupiter, FL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Useful for teaching basic skills at the primary level."--School Library Journal

"An admirable effort, and one kids will enjoy replicating."--Publishers Weekly

"This simple picture book scores high in clarity."--Parenting --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dragonfly Books (September 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440417511
• ISBN-13: 978-0440417514
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > Time

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good teaching tool, July 10, 2006

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D. M. Meyer "Elementary Teacher" (Berkeley Springs WV, USA) - See all my reviews
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Not as good as _Me on the Map_, yet a good jumping off point to introduce concepts of time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Me Counting Time, September 25, 2011

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I gave it 4 stars because I thought Me on the Map more age appropriate for my five year old grandchild than Me Counting Time. I am giving her educational gifts (not requiring batteries) for Christmas. Focusing on time, I purchased Me Counting Time, a clock game, and toy clock as companion pieces. I also bought multi-cultural toys to encourage her understanding and appreciation of diversity. They include games, maps, dolls,puppets and books that embrace cultural differences. Back to the Me Counting Time book: it begins with seconds, graduates to minutes & hours; finishing with the Millineum. The Millineum is more than she will be able to grasp at 5 years old. (that's why only 4 stars) but that's ok. Time will take care of that. I Love Sweeney's books and her original approach to making learning fun. I'm looking foward to exploring the rest of the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Speedy Shipment, January 29, 2011

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Speedy shipment. The book was in great condition. I love the books by this author because they are perfect for elementary grades, especially English Language Learners because they provide lots of pictures and they are written in friendly formats.