Simple machines : wheels, levers, and pulleys / by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Anna Raff.
Kids use simple machines every day without realizing it. Teeth are wedges and so are knives, forks, and thumbtacks. Many toys such as slides, which are inclined planes, and seesaws, which are levers, are also simple machines. Two appealing kids and their comical cat introduce levers, wheels, pulleys, inclined planes, and more, and explain how they work. This lively introduction to physics will get kids excited about how simple machines simplify our lives.
Record details
- ISBN: 0823433099
- ISBN: 9780823433094
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 x 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2015]
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 4-8.Grades K-3.580L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR LG 4 0.5 171976.
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- Subject:
- Simple machines > Juvenile literature.
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- 33 of 37 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 37 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | JUV 621.8 ADL (Text) | 37810435418172 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | PIC ADL (Text) | 37810435240816 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | J 621.8 Adl (Text) | 31010000502197 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | BR 621.8 A (Text) | 39493107710537 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | J621.8 ADLER (Text) | 34510800032656 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | E 621.8 ADLER (Text) | 34208203393904 | Easy Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | J621.8 A (Text) | 0112520547814 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/06/2026 |
| East Asheville Library | j621.8 ADL (Text) | 0020510661273 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | J 621.8 ADL (Text) | 30499100493285 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | j621.8 ADL (Text) | 0020510661281 | Juvenile Nonfiction | In transit | - |
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Summary:
Kids use simple machines every day without realizing it. Teeth are wedges and so are knives, forks, and thumbtacks. Many toys such as slides, which are inclined planes, and seesaws, which are levers, are also simple machines. Two appealing kids and their comical cat introduce levers, wheels, pulleys, inclined planes, and more, and explain how they work. This lively introduction to physics will get kids excited about how simple machines simplify our lives.
