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Books in How Simple Machines Work series

  • Ramps and Wedges

    David Glover

    Paperback (Heinemann, May 8, 2006)
    How are a water slide and a ski jump alike? Why is pushing something along a ramp much easier than lifting it in the air? Why do skis zigzag down a hill? How can a simple wedge stop an airplane? This book answers these questions and shows you how different kinds of these two simple machines are all around you to make your work and play easier.
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  • Wheels and Axles in Action

    Gillian Gosman

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Introduces wheels and axles, including how they function together to create simple machines and how they are used in everyday objects to make life easier.
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  • Pulleys in Action

    Gillian Gosman

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Explains how a pulley works and introduces the ways it is used in everyday life.
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  • Screws

    Andrea Rivera

    Library Binding (Abdo Zoom, Dec. 15, 2016)
    From jar lids to carjacks, screws are at work all over in our world today. Learn all about them in five easy-to-read chapters. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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  • Motorcycles

    Chris Oxlade

    Library Binding (Smart Apple Media, Aug. 1, 2008)
    "Describes in detail different types of motorcycles and how their engines, transmissions, and structures work"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Motorcycles

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Creative Co, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes in detail different types of motorcycles and how their engines, tranmissions, and structures work.
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  • Wheels and Axles

    Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Learn about how a wheel and axle works! Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way, readers will be supported by expertly leveled text, a strong text-photo match and appropriate text load. Readers will be excited to dig in and learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts.
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  • Screws in Action

    Gillian Gosman

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2010)
    Describes the basic principle and parts of the screw and how it has been used throughout history, along with some examples of its modern-day uses.
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  • Levers

    Andrea Rivera

    Library Binding (Abdo Zoom, Dec. 15, 2016)
    From wheelbarrows to baseball bats, levers are at work all over in our world today. Learn all about them in five easy-to-read chapters. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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  • Wheels and Axles

    Andrea Rivera

    Library Binding (Abdo Zoom, Dec. 15, 2016)
    From Ferris wheels to wagons, wheels and axles are at work all over in our world today. Learn all about them in five easy-to-read chapters. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
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  • Fast Cars

    Ian Graham

    Paperback (Creative Co, Jan. 1, 2009)
    A fun packed six book series full of clear diagrams, colourful illustrations, superb photographs and easy-to-read engaging text
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  • Pulleys

    Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Learn about how a pulley works! Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way, readers will be supported by expertly leveled text, a strong text-photo match and appropriate text load. Readers will be excited to dig in and learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts.
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