How Long Does It Take

Use the following books to discuss other activities that occur during different time periods:

• Before and After: A Book of Nature Timescapes by Jan Thornhill. This books shows the changes that occur over time in seven different environments.
• Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time by Steve Jenkins. This book discusses some surprising facts about what can happen during a second, minute, day, and other units of time.
• A Second is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time by Hazel Hutchins. This book explains different units of time: second, minute, hour, day, week, month, and year as they relate to events in a child's life.