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First published in 2006 by Red Rocket Readers, an imprint of Flying Start Books Ltd.

Reprinted 2007, 2010, 2017.

13/45 Karepiro Drive, Auckland 0932, New Zealand.

story Jack Gabolinscy

Printed in New Zealand

Photograph on page 14 supplied by Getty Images

All other photographs supplied by iStock Photo

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Word Count = 500

What time is it right now? When is midnight? Why is it

called midnight? When is midday or noon? What does

afternoon mean? When we say it is six oclock, that means

six hours have passed since midnight or noon. Oclock means

of the clock. Why is it important to know the time?

Use Teacher Talk to stimulate discussion of topic.

Develop research skills based on this topic.

Use Table of Contents to locate specific information.

Refer to Glossary to clarify basic concepts.

Identify compound words throughout text.

Understand prefix mid meaning middle: midnight midday

Notice numbers written as words.

Identify silent initial letters: know hour

Promote drama, writing or art as follow-up activities.

Find learning resources to extend and reinforce the literacy

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ISBN 978-1-776853-79-3

Time

written by Jack Gabolinscy

Contents Page

Sun 2

Stars 3

Sundials 4

Sand clocks 5

Clock towers 6

Big Ben 7

Pendulum clocks 8-9

Kinds of clocks 10-11

Special clocks 12-13

World time 14-15

Time moves on 16

Thousands of years ago , cave people knew about time .

The sun and the stars were their clocks . At sunrise ,

they knew it was time to get out of bed . They could tell

it was midday when the sun was overhead . At sunset ,

the sun told them it was time to go back to bed .

Night started with the sunset . By watching the

stars in the sky , people knew when it was early at

night . They could tell when it was near midnight

and when it was nearly morning .

The first clocks were sundials . A sundial used

the suns shadow to show the time of the day .

Sundials only worked on sunny days and they

couldnt show the time at night .

sundial

Then there were sand clocks . Sometimes a

sand clock was called an hourglass because it

took one hour for the sand to fall from the

top to the bottom .

sand clock

The first real clocks were put in towers .

Bells were rung to tell people when it was

time to start work , when to rest , and when

to go to the market .

Many towns and cities have clock towers on

important buildings . Big Ben is a famous clock

tower . Its huge bell has been ringing out in

London for about one hundred and eighty years .

Big Ben

pendulum clock

Next came pendulum clocks , which keep good time .

Large ones , called Grandfather clocks , often have chimes .

Some people still have pendulum clocks in their homes .

They like the chimes and the swinging pendulum .

There are lots of different clocks and watches

to help us know the time . Today many people

wear a watch on their wrist . Some people have

an alarm clock to wake them up in the morning .

pocket watches

A timetable is a chart that helps us know when

to go to class . We need to know when to go to

sports practice . We dont want to be late for a

birthday party or for a special dinner .

We have special watches and clocks to do

important jobs . The clock on a microwave oven

stops us from cooking food too much .

A countdown clock sends rockets into space

Lift off !

A stopwatch tells us how long it takes to travel

from one place to another . We can use a

stopwatch to find out just how fast we can

run , or swim , or row . It can show us hours , and

minutes , and seconds .

stopwatch

People use different ways to tell the time .

Sometimes we say it is half past six , and

sometimes we say it is six thirty . Both times

are the same .

world time

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