Make Your Own Sundial

Name: Make Your Own Sundial
Brand: Bookreps NZ Limited
SKU: 9780756580964
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By Mari Bolte

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Make Your Own Sundial explores the fascinating history of sundials, the oldest tool used to tell time. This engaging project allows you to create a simple sundial using everyday materials such as rocks, a paper plate, and a pencil. Discover how the shadow cast by the... Read More

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"A sundial is the oldest tool used to tell time. Make a simple sundial using rocks, a paper plate, and a pencil. Track how the shadow made by the sun moves throughout the day"--

Description

Make Your Own Sundial explores the fascinating history of sundials, the oldest tool used to tell time. This engaging project allows you to create a simple sundial using everyday materials such as rocks, a paper plate, and a pencil.

Discover how the shadow cast by the sun moves throughout the day, providing a hands-on experience of timekeeping's ancient roots.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780756580964

Publisher: Capstone Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Capstone Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Mari Bolte Young Adult

About the Author

Mari Bolte is the author and editor of hundreds of children's books. Every book is her favorite book as long as the readers learned something and enjoyed themselves!

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