Sandra J. Hookham

Midnight to Noon = Noon to Midnight: Concepts of Time Series Sandra J. Hookham

The concept of time can be hard to fathom when you are only five years old. MIDNIGHT TO NOON = NOON TO MIDNIGHT, is a zesty, fun-to-read, fully illustrated teaching aid, brimming with easily understood information on every colorful page. With 93% of all words at or below first grade level, it is a godsend for home, school, and daycare. Of that 93%, 73% are kindergarten or below, and a child-friendly glossary explains each of the remaining harder words with definitions which are at or below first grade level. This book of 68 four-line stanzas, 14 beautiful illustrations, and 54 vividly enhanced practice clocks is designed to take the frustration and boredom out of learning or teaching this timely function. From verse one, which begins with the very basics: Midnight to noon equals noon to midnight, And that?s how the hours go; The short, fat hand turns to the right, Counting the hours which move so slow. To things like: Just as the minute hand completes a round In every hour of the day, For each minute the second hand is bound To make the circle all the way. It very precisely leads the child through such obstacles as quarter after, half past, or quarter to, where all aspects of telling time are carefully wrapped in a progressive, step-by-step pattern. It even touches on such terms as ante meridiem and post meridiem, but then makes everything easy to grasp and remember by flowing effortlessly from a connecting verse to: A. M. passes through All Morning, Until at noon the hands both rest; And P. M. naturally goes Past Morning, Headed toward midnight so darkly dressed. MIDNIGHT TO NOON = NOON TO MIDNIGHT, is entertaining, inviting, stimulating, and exciting --but most of all it is educational, instructional, and enjoyable. It cleverly disguises work as play, study as sport, and thinking as fun. Each verse is packed so dearly, With advice for telling time -- And what is learned more clearly, Than a cheery, charming rhyme?