Me Counting Time
Published on 20. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-525-64685-3 (ISBN)
Description
How long is a minute? What is a decade? How many decades are in a century?
Now with new illustrations by Alex Willmore, Me Counting Time is a playful introduction to the concept of time. When a young boy prepares for his seventh birthday and counts how many years old he is, he begins an exploration of the many units of time that are a part of everyday life. Fun to read, easy to understand, and brimming with colorful illustrations, this title joins the other repackages in Joan Sweeney's popular Me. . . series-Me on the Map, Me and My Place in Space, Me and My Family Tree, Me and My Amazing Body, Me and the Measure of Things, and Me and My Senses.
Now with new illustrations by Alex Willmore, Me Counting Time is a playful introduction to the concept of time. When a young boy prepares for his seventh birthday and counts how many years old he is, he begins an exploration of the many units of time that are a part of everyday life. Fun to read, easy to understand, and brimming with colorful illustrations, this title joins the other repackages in Joan Sweeney's popular Me. . . series-Me on the Map, Me and My Place in Space, Me and My Family Tree, Me and My Amazing Body, Me and the Measure of Things, and Me and My Senses.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
132 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-525-64685-3 (9780525646853)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Joan Sweeney
Me Counting Time
E-Book
08/2019
Knopf Books for Young Readers
€5.49
Available for download
Persons
Joan Sweeney grew up in Toledo, Ohio. In addition to Me Counting Time, she wrote Me on the Map, Me and My Place in Space, Me and My Family Tree, Me and My Amazing Body, Me and the Measure of Things, and Me and My Senses. She used to spend Saturday mornings taking free art classes at the Toledo Museum of Art. She had three "grown-up" children and five grandchildren. Joan Sweeney passed away in March 2017.
Alex Willmore is an illustrator and designer from Northampton, England. He studied illustration for children's publishing at the North Wales School of Art and Design and has illustrated picture books, comics, and greeting cards. He has two cats named Osker and Markley. You can learn more about his work at alexwillmore.co.uk or follow him on Instagram at @alexander_willmore.
Alex Willmore is an illustrator and designer from Northampton, England. He studied illustration for children's publishing at the North Wales School of Art and Design and has illustrated picture books, comics, and greeting cards. He has two cats named Osker and Markley. You can learn more about his work at alexwillmore.co.uk or follow him on Instagram at @alexander_willmore.