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Hutchins, Hazel

 
9780439831062: A Second Is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time
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ISBN 10 : 0439831067 ISBN 13 : 9780439831062
Editeur : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007

Synopsis

"How long is a second?"

"A second is a hiccup--the time it takes to kiss your mom, or jump a rope, or turn around."



The newest book by acclaimed picture-book creators Hazel Hutchins and Kady McDonald Denton explains units of time in imaginative terms children can understand: A second lasts as long as a hiccup; a week is seven sleeps; and a year is the time it takes to grown into new shoes!



Any parent who's been asked, "How long is a minute?" or any kid who's wondered, "What does 'an hour' mean?" will enjoy this smart, simple, and surprising book.

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À propos de l'auteur

After many years of juggling writing, raising her children, and making a home with her now deceased husband, Hazel spends her days writing full time. Winner of Writer’s Guild of Alberta Award for Children’s Literature, she has written children’s short fiction for Chirp, Chickadee, and Cricket.



When answering where the inspiration for A Second is a Hiccup came from, Hazel comments, “I decided to see if I could find other ways to describe time. When the writing began to flow in poetic form ― and when I came up with the engaging title line A Second is a Hiccup ― I knew I had begun a labor of love. The book went through many incarnations....in one version I actually brought in centuries and eons! Good grief! But it finally returned to exactly what it should be...immediate, simple and close-to-home. It is my sincere hope that children of all types will enjoy finding and celebrating, among the pages, the many ways they spend their time.”





Kady MacDonald Denton has illustrated more than forty picture books, including the New York Times bestseller A VISITOR FOR BEAR by Bonny Becker, and A SECOND IS A HICCUP by Hazel Hutchins. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Please visit her website at www.kadymacdonalddenton.ca.

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Éditeur
Arthur A. Levine Books
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0439831067
ISBN 13 
9780439831062
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Denton Kady Macdonald
Nombre de pages
40
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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