Editor’s Note: This is a special story in which Eleanor, the esteemed daughter of Hodinkee’s own Head of Video, Dave Aujero, reviews her experience of reading the recently released book “About Time: A Children’s Guide to the History and Science of Time” by Rebecca Struthers and Alom Shaha.
Rebecca Struthers is a British watchmaker, historian of horology, and author (we highly recommend 2023’s excellent “Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History“). Alom Shaha is a physics teacher, writer, filmmaker, and science communicator with a background in creating content designed to encourage parents and children to learn more about science.
“About Time” is an interactive book for children around the ages of 7 to 9 that covers a wide range of how humans tell time, including clocks and watches. If you’ve got a child in your life who might enjoy a fun chance to learn more about how we tell time, this story is for them. Let’s get into Eleanor’s review…