About the Book
The concept of time can be hard to fathom when you are only five years old. MIDNIGHT TO NOON = NOON TO MIDNIGHT, is a zesty, fun-to-read, fully illustrated teaching aid, brimming with easily understood information on every colorful page. With 93% of all words at or below first grade level, it is a godsend for home, school, and daycare. Of that 93%, 73% are kindergarten or below, and a child-friendly glossary explains each of the remaining harder words with definitions which are at or below first grade level. This book of 68 four-line stanzas, 14 beautiful illustrations, and 54 vividly enhanced practice clocks is designed to take the frustration and boredom out of learning or teaching this timely function. From verse one, which begins with the very basics: Midnight to noon equals noon to midnight, And that's how the hours go; The short, fat hand turns to the right, Counting the hours which move so slow. To things like: Just as the minute hand completes a round In every hour of the day, For each minute the second hand is bound To make the circle all the way. It very precisely leads the child through such obstacles as quarter after, half past, or quarter to, where all aspects of telling time are carefully wrapped in a progressive, step-by-step pattern. It even touches on such terms as ante meridiem and post meridiem, but then makes everything easy to grasp and remember by flowing effortlessly from a connecting verse to: A.M. passes through All Morning, Until at noon the hands both rest; And P.M. naturally goes Past Morning, Headed toward midnight so darkly dressed. MIDNIGHT TO NOON = NOON TO MIDNIGHT, is entertaining, inviting, stimulating, and exciting --but most of all it is educational, instructional, and enjoyable. It cleverly disguises work as play, study as sport, and thinking as fun. Each verse is packed so dearly, With advice for telling time -- And what is learned more clearly, Than a cheery, charming rhyme?
About the Author: .... Sandra Hookham lives with her husband in rural Wisconsin where there is plenty of time during the long winter months to pursue the writing she loves--be it creative nonfiction, historical fiction, or pure fiction with a twist. She also loves poetry, but only that which is well-cadenced, rhymed, and easily understood: "The First Snowfall" by James Russell Lowell; "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman; "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; and "The Barefoot Boy" by John Greenleaf Whittier. Indeed, her favorite author of poetry is still Longfellow, with Whittier running a close second. ----------------------------------------.... "Everything I write, I try to make unique--unlike anything before it," she says with a thoughtful gaze. "I think good writers need to isolate themselves from what others have done--quarantine their work until it is finished." ---------------------.... Yes, not only does Sandra's writing possess an underlying message, distinctly her own and remarkably significant in its context, but she illuminates her characters in a way few authors can. -------------------.... Far from the writing desk, Sandra has another love. She is an avid horse woman, who not only rides but breaks and trains them as well. ---------------------------------.... "My training style is as unique as my writing," she admits. "But it works. I can start with a young horse on a Saturday morning that is virtually wild, and by Sunday afternoon I can usually have them neck reigning--not to mention following me around like a kitten. I've spent most of my life figuring out how to do things on my own. Maybe it's because I'm too stubborn to take much advice, or possibly it has something to do with being such a perfectionist." --------------------------------.... When asked what her favorite breed is, she replied, "Well, I've been raising registered Paints for about 14 years now. I have my own black and white homozygous tobiano stallion--he was born in 2000." -----.... Then, she adds, "Don't tell anybody, but my favorite mount is still an Arabian or part Arab. I just like their spirit, loyalty, and movement--not to mention how gorgeous they are."------------------------....FOR A MORE COMPLETE AUTHOR BIO: Go to top of page, click "member spotlight" drop down, click "member showcase" - near top of next page click "browse" then "people" - next page enter: S-Hook in box, click "Search People." Click on S-Hook's picture.
