Josh loves to sit on grandma's knee and listen to her stories - she always begins by saying "When I was young..." Grandma can remember hearing her grandfather's memories, too. In fact, for over 300 years, generations of this family have been passing on their memories. Only one small wooden doll has been around to see it all.

The Wonderwise series presents facts in a way that will inspire young children's imaginations about the world around them.


What is it we cannot see, hear, touch or smell; that we all have to live with and is so old it was around before the world was created? The answer is of course TIME. Tick-Tock takes us on a journey from counting out seconds in heartbeats, to measuring time with clocks and calendars. Discover how we can sense time is passing, and find out some of the amazing things that happen as time ticks on and on and on...

The Wonderwise series presents facts in a way that will inspire young children's imaginations about the world around them.


Tick-Tock: A book about time

by James Dunbar

Published 25 March 2004
'Wonderwise' is a well-written, illustrated series designed to introduce children to key topics and concepts in an entertaining and unusual way. 'Tick-Tock' takes us on a counting journey from counting heartbeats to measuring time with clocks and calendars.

Tick Tock

by James Dunbar

Published 27 June 1996
Introduces the concept of time and explains how it is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.