A Child's First Clock

Most children don't learn to tell time until they are in first grade, or beyond - but with this charming no-numbers-needed clock even toddlers can learn the fundamentals of time-keeping. Developed by two mothers - children's book author Lynne Bertrand and illustrator Janet Street - this woodland clock features a slow painted turtle for the hour hand, a faster gray squirrel for the minute hand, and a speedy ruby-throated hummingbird on the second hand. When is everyone leaving for the picnic, your child wants to know? "When the turtle makes it all the way to the bear." To make the best use of this clock, be sure to hang it at your child's eye level.





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