This ingenious picture book uses a lift-the-flap format to explain the concept of time zones in different parts of the world and to offer snapshots of life in other countries. Each double spread presents contrasting activities: a picture of a boy picking fruit from a tree in Thailand at 3pm is adjacent to a page where a flap is lifted to reveal two children sleeping in Haiti at 3am. The endpapers show a world map marked with time zones and include a brief explanation of why they are necessary.