Notes

The author takes readers eastward from the Greenwich meridian, from day to night, with each page portraying one of (the original) 24 time zones. Discover Benedict drinking hot chocolate in Paris, France -- Mitko chasing the school bus in Sofia, Bulgaria -- and Khanh having a little nap in Hanoi, Vietnam and more. Information about time zones on the last pages empowers readers to learn about the history of timekeeping and time zones, and to explore where each of the characters lives on the map.