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The Secret Clocks: Time Senses of Living Things
The Secret Clocks Time Senses of Living Things
Author: Seymour Simon
Why do some plants blossom only during the day? How do certain birds know when and where to migrate? Why are some people "early birds" and others "night owls"? In this easy-to-read volume, Seymour Simon examines the inner biological clocks of people, animals, and plants and explains what makes them tick. — The Secret Clocks...  more » was praised by School Library Journal as "a fascinating subject, well handled through Simon's open-ended questions and try-and-see approach." Readers of all ages, from students to their teachers and parents, will be captivated by these illustrated glimpses of the internal workings of their own bodies, as well as the secret lives of fish, insects, and other living things. - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486488667.html#sthash.hSLzbr8D.dpuf

Why do some plants blossom only during the day? How do certain birds know when and where to migrate? Why are some people "early birds" and others "night owls"? In this easy-to-read volume, Seymour Simon examines the inner biological clocks of people, animals, and plants and explains what makes them tick.

The Secret Clocks was praised by School Library Journal as "a fascinating subject, well handled through Simon's open-ended questions and try-and-see approach." Readers of all ages, from students to their teachers and parents, will be captivated by these illustrated glimpses of the internal workings of their own bodies, as well as the secret lives of fish, insects, and other living things. - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486488667.html#sthash.hSLzbr8D.dpuf

Why do some plants blossom only during the day? How do certain birds know when and where to migrate? Why are some people "early birds" and others "night owls"? In this easy-to-read volume, Seymour Simon examines the inner biological clocks of people, animals, and plants and explains what makes them tick.

The Secret Clocks was praised by School Library Journal as "a fascinating subject, well handled through Simon's open-ended questions and try-and-see approach." Readers of all ages, from students to their teachers and parents, will be captivated by these illustrated glimpses of the internal workings of their own bodies, as well as the secret lives of fish, insects, and other living things. - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486488667.html#sthash.hSLzbr8D.dpuf

Why do some plants blossom only during the day? How do certain birds know when and where to migrate? Why are some people "early birds" and others "night owls"? A noted science writer explains the workings of human and animal biological clocks.

This is a well-organized, non-technical presentation of the time senses of plants and animals and the harmony of the rhythms of the earth. Includes 30 illustrations by famed author/illustrator Jan Brett as well as activities.
ISBN-13: 9780021795314
ISBN-10: 0021795312
Publication Date: 1979
Pages: 80
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Publisher: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division
Book Type: Paperback
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