Title: Telling Time: How to Tell Time on Digital and Analog Clocks

Author: Jules Older

Genre: Informational

Summary: This book will cover the amazing discovery of telling time and how important it is in our daily lives. After defining the basics of telling time, the author uses several examples of digital and analog clocks, with rewarding smiley faces and bright illustrations, by the end of the story children will begin telling time for fun!

Review: After review the importance of telling time and keeping a schedule, the fact of involving both digital and analog clocks are very important for young children’s understanding. The concept of telling time is made extremely fun in this book and i would absolutely recommend!

Content Area Connection:

• Art: The concept of the clock can be looked at in many artistic ways, we have seen this with famous painters and interesting clock designs. Using this basic template of numbers and space we can create many different mediums and activities, creating beautiful yet informational artwork.
• Math: Using the clock to study math can be helpful as well. Simple addition and subtraction can be done with time differences and the structure of the clocks symmetry can be looked at in geometrical ways as well.