The Official M&M's Book of the Millennium
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0881060712 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With the help of the "M&M's"® Brand Characters, readers will learn why people keep track of time, and how they do, and whether a millennium is a really long time or notAll leading up to answering the big question: why the calendar we use to help us keep track means that we have a millenium right now, and not some other time. Wrapping up with a look at the ways the world is celebrating the millennium, and what we might expect in the next one, this guide to the millenium from the "Official Candy of the New Millennium"™ includes everything a child (and most adults) need to know about the turning over of our calendar's odometer. Along the way, there are side bars and other excursions, into blue moons, the longest year ever (445 days!), and an explanation of why MM=2000
Fascinating Facts About Our Calendar and the New Millennium Great book for children and adults alike. The author has assembled a collection of facts that will answer most common questions about the timing of the new millennium, the origin of our calendar, and many interesting facts about the calendars of other cultures. It is fun to read, is full of colorful illustrations, and is a sure-fire conversation starter.. Great little book!! This is a great little book for the M&M's collector. It has a lot of interesting historical information also. Very cute!!
The Babylonians lost track of which year needed 13 months, and which needed only 12. From Library Journal Grade 1-5-Since the Roman numerals for the year 2000 are MM, animated M&M's candies make perfectly adorable mascots for this lively book about the history of calendars. The Aztecs enlarged their calendar to 365 days, but worried through the last five days because they considered them to be unlucky. The watercolor illustrations are as witty and pleasant as the writing style. Betsy Maestro's The Story of Clocks and Calendars: Marking a Millennium (Lothrop, 1999) is packed with more information, i