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100 1 $aWalpole, Brenda.
245 10 $aI wonder why the sun rises and other questions about time and seasons /$cBrenda Walpole.
260 $a[Nashville, Tenn.] :$bSouthwestern Company,$c1997.
300 $a32 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c30 cm.
490 1 $aI wonder why
500 $aOriginally published: New York : Kingfisher, 1996.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aUses a question and answer format to present information about time and the seasons, such as how to split a second, who invented our calendar, and why the moon changes shapes.
505 0 $aWhy does the Sun rise in the morning? -- Why does it get dark at night? -- Where is it night all day long? -- Where do all the days start on time? -- Why do we have seasons? -- Why do we plant seeds in spring? -- Why are bees busy in summer? -- When do leaves drop off? -- Why do animals sleep through the winter? -- Where are there only two seasons? -- Where does it pour for a month? -- Who can tell the time without a clock? -- Can flowers tell the time? -- Can animals tell the time? -- Which calendar was carved in stone? -- Who invented our calendar? -- What is a leap year? -- Why do we need calendars? -- Who lights the lamps at New Year? -- Who brings in the New Year with a bang? -- Who blows a horn at New Year? -- How long is a month? -- Why does the Moon change shape? -- Who eats the Moon? -- Why are there seven days in a week? -- When is it 13 o'clock? -- How long is a minute? -- Why does my watch tick? -- How did people manage before clocks? -- How does a grandfather keep good time? -- How can you split a second? -- Which timer was a load of old rope? -- How can you cook an egg with sand? -- What's the time on Earth? -- What's the time in space? -- How long does a person live? -- How long does a mayfly live? -- How long does a tree live? -- Index.
650 0 $aTime$xMiscellanea$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aSeasons$xMiscellanea$vJuvenile literature.
650 1 $aTime$vMiscellanea.
650 1 $aSeasons$vMiscellanea.
650 1 $aQuestions and answers.
830 0 $aI wonder why (New York, N.Y.)
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