Pilegard, Virginia Walton.

The warlord's alarm / by Virginia Walton Pilegard ; illustrated by Nicolas Debon. - Gretna : Pelican Pub. Co., 2006. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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While traveling to an important feast in ancient China, Chuan and his friend Jing Jing devise a water "alarm" clock to make sure their party reaches the emperor's palace before rival warlords. Includes a brief history of water clocks and instructions for making one.

ISBN: 9781589803787 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006012496

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Time measurements--Fiction.
Clocks and watches--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--History--To 221 B.C.--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.P6283 / Wao 2006

Dewey Class. No.: [E]