Books in First Step Nonfiction _ Simple Tools series

Each book in this series explains the uses for a simple tool found in the elementary classroom. With simple sentences and colorful photographs, this series corresponds directly to science standards.

Simple text and photographs introduce pigs and their body parts.

Provides a basic introduction to using a magnifying glass.

Beginning readers will explore how hammers pound in and pull out nails. A back matter spread explains how hammers are one kind of simple machine: a lever.

The moon lights up the night sky, but the light we see is really from the sun. It’s just reflecting off the moon. The moon is the only place in our solar system that humans have visited. Learn more about our moon in this fascinating book for beginning readers.

Is it easier to lift a bag full of toys with an inclined plane or a pulley? Readers will see how a group of kids compares two simple machines and decides which one does a better job at lifting the bag. This book supports engineering design standards for primary grades in the Next Generation Science Standards.

Each book in this series explains the uses for a simple tool found in the elementary classroom. With simple sentences and colorful photographs, this series corresponds directly to science standards.

Presents tips for staying safe around fire, including information on the importance of having a plan if there is a fire and what to do in case of fire.

Each book in this series explains the uses for a simple tool found in the elementary classroom. With simple sentences and colorful photographs, this series corresponds directly to science standards.

Presents an introduction to balances and how they are used to measure or compare weights.

Curious readers will discover how screwdrivers tighten screws using different kinds of tips. A back matter spread explains how screws are simple machines used to fasten objects together.

This is one in a series of simple books for beginning readers which introduces students to simple scientific tools that could be found in their classroom. Short sentences and colourful images make the concepts explained easy to understand and copy.