Seconds, minutes, hours, days, and weeks - readers will learn all about time as two girls' soccer teams gear up for the championship match. Because when it's game time, every second counts!

About the Author

Cynthia Jabar also illustrated The Greatest Gymnast of All in the MathStart series. She lives on Peaks Island, ME. Stuart J. Murphy is the author of all thirty books in the MathStart series, dedicated to showing children and their adults that math is a part of our everyday lives. He lives in Evanstown. IL.

Reviews

Gr 2-3-In one week, two girls' soccer teams will test their skills during the championship game. Told from the Huskies's point of view, the story builds tension as the big day approaches. During the game, the Falcons appear to be winning but, with nine seconds to go, the Huskies score. Designed to teach time measurement, the book introduces weeks and hours. The match lends itself to an explanation of quarter hours, which coincide with the periods of play. The scoreboard, shown on almost every page, has a countdown while an analog clock on the refreshment stand gives the time of day. The action is fast paced, and the soft-colored, pencil-and-watercolor cartoons pack plenty of action. The book concludes with an excellent list of time-study activities. Pair this with Teddy Slater's Just a Minute (Scholastic, 1996) to establish the feeling of time's passage.-Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, NJ Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.