"This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Just a Second is visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute, an hour, a month, and a year. What happens in a second? A gnat beats its wings 1000 times. A hummingbird beats its wings...

Throughout the day and into the night, a boy and his family observe the constantly changing sky.

Offers a look at the world from different perspectives, such as if one were a mole in a hole or if one stood on the moon, in order to demonstrate that up and down are relative to where one actually is.

"Like a quilt, each habitat in nature is composed of many interdependent pieces that form grand patterns and webs. The text introduces numerous key concepts in natural science, and the back material offers activities and ideas for teaching"--Provided by the publisher.

Asks readers to think about ways in which the natural world has provided for them by exploring all the different elements of a house and where each came from.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.

In a simple, evocative conversation with nature, a young girl witnesses how the season changes from summer to autumn.

A young boy finds a patch of wilderness in the city.

While exploring their surroundings, Big and Little Nutbrown Hare play hide-and-seek in a giant tree, blow dandelions atop a mountain, and chase daddy longlegs across a field.

Presents side-by-side narration of the earth's making of a mountain, shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child's efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elements.