Take a photo of a barcode or cover
melaniepearce's review
5.0
'The Book of Time' is a phenomenal book that you will pick up over and over again.
First off, this book is stunning. The illustrations are gorgeous, well thought out and engaging for the younger readers. The layout is easy to follow and it flows together beautifully.
The information packed into this single book is extraordinary. As a homeschooling parent this book is a gold mine of information and resources that have already sparked so many lines of research and enquiry from our children.
If you have a question regarding time I can assure you, its most certainly in this book.
This isn't a book you read once. This is a book you display and pick up over and over and absorb.
It's a book I can see my mathematically minded child browsing on a lazy Sunday afternoon before talking our ear off at the dinner table.
I was gifted a digital copy of 'The Book of Time' in exchange for a fair and honest review. This is a book that I will be purchasing.
Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing
First off, this book is stunning. The illustrations are gorgeous, well thought out and engaging for the younger readers. The layout is easy to follow and it flows together beautifully.
The information packed into this single book is extraordinary. As a homeschooling parent this book is a gold mine of information and resources that have already sparked so many lines of research and enquiry from our children.
If you have a question regarding time I can assure you, its most certainly in this book.
This isn't a book you read once. This is a book you display and pick up over and over and absorb.
It's a book I can see my mathematically minded child browsing on a lazy Sunday afternoon before talking our ear off at the dinner table.
I was gifted a digital copy of 'The Book of Time' in exchange for a fair and honest review. This is a book that I will be purchasing.
Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing
bzzkolla's review
5.0
Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this eCopy book to review
This was a fascinating book all about time. The information was presented clearly with each double spread being about the different aspects of time. The illustrations are great and help bring the text to life making it easier to understand.
It was easy to dip in and out of and to look up answers to most pressing questions such as when did time begin?
This was a fascinating book all about time. The information was presented clearly with each double spread being about the different aspects of time. The illustrations are great and help bring the text to life making it easier to understand.
It was easy to dip in and out of and to look up answers to most pressing questions such as when did time begin?
roshreviews's review
informative
4.5
In a Nutshell: Fascinating and comprehensive!
Honestly, the only reason I went for this book is the author. The title didn’t hold much appeal to me. I was almost like, ‘How can there be an entire 100-page book about time? How much can one talk about time?’ But I had read Clive Gifford’s A Quick History of Money, A Quick History of Maths, and Powered by Plants, and other than being informative, the one thing all these books had in common was their mesmerising scope. I should have known Gifford wouldn’t disappoint even this time.
Think of everything you can that’s connected to time. When I asked myself the same question, I couldn’t go much beyond the basics: time divisions (hours, minutes, days, months, years, dates), clocks, time zones, daylight savings time, and other such fundamental points. The book goes so much beyond this tiny list, expounding on topics right from cosmic time to nanoseconds, seasonal changes and planetary orbits, global calendars and cultural differences in time/date calculations, internal body clocks and extra-worldly GPS satellites, whimsical alarms and odd lifespans, animals’ abilities wrt time… No matter what aspect of time you can think of, it is covered in this book. I am so awed by how meticulously and comprehensively the content has been researched and written.
The above information is presented in a logical flow, with every page full of informative text blocks and filled with detailed illustrations. This is the kind of book that is better read physically than digitally as the information can seem quite cramped otherwise.
The book is aimed at middle graders, and the language as well as content will work perfectly for this age group. The book can be a great learning aid at home as well as in classrooms and libraries.
Definitely worth your time.
My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for the DRC of “The Book of Time”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
jenna_andthebooks's review
5.0
This book takes on so much cool information about time! It is such a vast subject with so many interconnected ways to look at it. I think it can be hard for children to grasp the concept of time and this book does a great job of putting it in perspective. This is one of those books that you pick up again and again. That you read a page one day and three the next. That you reference back to when discussing the concept of time!
The illustrations are also great and they add so much to this book! They will keep your children engaged while learning!
This book is a perspective shift in the best way and it wasn't just the kids learning, I learned a ton too! Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The illustrations are also great and they add so much to this book! They will keep your children engaged while learning!
This book is a perspective shift in the best way and it wasn't just the kids learning, I learned a ton too! Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.