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The Story of Clocks and Calendars
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4 out of 5
Based on 57 Ratings and 16 Reviews

Book Description


Travel through time with the maestros as they explore the amazing history of timekeeping!

Did you know that there is more than one calendar? While the most commonly used calendar was on the year 2000, the Jewish calendar said it was the year 5760, while the Muslim calendar said 1420 and the Chinese calendar said 4698. Why do these differences exist? How did ancient civilizat... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages48
ISBN-100060589450
ISBN-13978-0060589455
Publication Date11/02/2004
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About Betsy Maestro (Author) : Betsy Maestro is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Betsy Maestro include Big city port, Discovery of the Americas, El Descubrimiento De Las... more
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About Giulio Maestro (Illustrator) : Giulio Maestro is a published author, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books. Some of the published credits of Giulio Maestro include A Tale of Two Cities, Energy from the sun, In a Pickl... more
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