The Fort on Fourth Street

The Fort on Fourth Street
Author: Lois Spangler
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1607186209

Building a fort in the backyard, a grandfather and granddaughter get help from six simple machines: lever, pulley, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, and wedge.

I Use Simple Machines

I Use Simple Machines
Author: Buffy Silverman
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615358927

Emergent readers are introduced to simple machines and how we use them to move things.

What Does a Hammer Do?

What Does a Hammer Do?
Author: Robin Nelson
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 154150612X

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.

Pulleys

Pulleys
Author: Kay Manolis
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612113125

Pulleys are simple machines used to lift and move loads. Builders use pulley systems to lift tools or materials. Elevators use pulleys to move up and down. Kids will learn how pulleys make work easier and how they are often part of complex machines.