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About Time
  • Published: 26 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241709320
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $38.00

About Time

A Children's Guide to the History and Science of Time

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Hardback
26 Aug 2025
EBook
26 Aug 2025
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26 Aug 2025
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Combines the science and history of timekeeping and clockmaking with interactive elements and activities

Time is central to our experience as humans, and it’s important for children to know not just how to tell the time, but also how to make the most of it.

About Time will help them learn how to tell the time on a variety of devices, and about all the different ways humans have tried to do this. Through unique and fun interactive elements, the book will also help children understand how clocks work and even build some time-telling and clockwork devices for themselves!

This book benefits from the unique partnership of an award-winning practising watchmaker and experienced physics teacher to pair the best of timekeeping mechanics and history with the national curriculum.
  • Published: 26 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241709320
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $38.00
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DK

We believe in the power of discovery. That’s why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in.
From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books.

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Praise for About Time

The clarity of explanation isn't surprising: Shaha is a science teacher and Struthers has a PhD in Horology... Forget the age range ascribed, this is a wonderful book with gorgeous illustrations that anyone with an interest in watches can learn from'

City AM

It is fitting that there are sections on decoration, watch makers throughout time and contemporary artisans, because About Time really is a work of art.

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