{"product_id":"9780615468228","title":"Midnight to Noon = Noon to Midnight: Concepts of Time Series","description":"The concept of time can be hard to fathom when you are only five years old.\u003cp\u003eMIDNIGHT 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom verse one, which begins with the very basics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidnight to noon equals noon to midnight,\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's how the hours go;\u003cbr\u003eThe short, fat hand turns to the right,\u003cbr\u003eCounting the hours which move so slow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo things like:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as the minute hand completes a round\u003cbr\u003eIn every hour of the day,\u003cbr\u003eFor each minute the second hand is bound\u003cbr\u003eTo make the circle all the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.M. passes through All Morning,\u003cbr\u003eUntil at noon the hands both rest;\u003cbr\u003eAnd P.M. naturally goes Past Morning,\u003cbr\u003eHeaded toward midnight so darkly dressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIDNIGHT 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach verse is packed so dearly,\u003cbr\u003eWith advice for telling time --\u003cbr\u003eAnd what is learned more clearly,\u003cbr\u003eThan a cheery, charming rhyme?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Multeity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027283722480,"sku":"9780615468228","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615468228_p0.jpg?v=1763597726","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615468228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}