{"product_id":"9780618708963","title":"Just a Second","description":"\u003cbr\u003eWhat can happen in just a second,\u003cbr\u003ea minute, or an hour?\u003cbr\u003eHow can we measure time?\u003cbr\u003eThe flap of a vulture’s wing.\u003cbr\u003eA crocodile’s heartbeat.\u003cbr\u003eThe weight of a baby blue whale.\u003cbr\u003eThe life of a mayfly.\u003cbr\u003eThese increments of time may sound a bit strange, but they are all fascinating ways in which we can think about time.\u003cbr\u003eBut what exactly is time?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJust a Second,\u003c\/i\u003e the award-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins brings forth unique ways to think about time beyond the hands we see every day on a ticking clock.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013410701552,"sku":"9780618708963","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780618708963_p0.jpg?v=1763600472","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780618708963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}