Edlund, Bambi
Summary: "Two enterprising mice, Ginger and Mac, are on a mission to bring home an especially aromatic vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream frosting. They have discovered that the amount of work you need to put into a job can almost always be decreased by using one of six simple machines: a lever, a wheel and axle, a pulley, an inclined plane, a wedge or a screw. Simple machines have only one or two...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 EDLOxlade, Chris
Summary: "A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to wheels and axles. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of wheels and axles. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 OXLRau, Dana Meachen
Summary: Photographs and text introduce scientific concepts related to simple machines, describing the tools used to build ancient civilizations, and providing additional facts, statistics, and a time line of the simple tools used throughout history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 RAUGleisner, Jenna Lee
Summary: Introduces readers to simple machines through simple text, photographs, and matching activities. Additional features to aid comprehension include a phonetic glossary, an index, an answer key, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 GLEMacaulay, David
Summary: Sloth and Sengi attempt to escape their zoo enclosure in a book that introduces such simple machines as levers, gears, planes, and pulleys.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Limited 2015
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Oxlade, Chris
Summary: "A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to pulleys. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of pulleys. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.8 OXLWeakland, Mark
Summary: "Popular cartoon character Fred Flintstone explains how wheels and axles work and how he uses simple machines in his daily life"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621 WEAEnz, Tammy
Summary: It's time to go to the amusement park! Giant rides loom around you, and countless parts are in motion. But many simple machines are at work too. See the Ferris wheel? That's a wheel and axle. Try your luck at skee-ball. You're using an inclined plane. Find out more about the simple machines behind the excitement.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 791.06 ENZOxlade, Chris
Summary: "A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to the lever. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of levers. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2015