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What Makes a Magnet? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
Will a magnet pick up a paper clip or a feather?The answer is, just the paper clip. Magnets only pick up things that contain bits of iron. In this new addition to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, veteran author Franklyn Branley explains the properties and behavior of magnets. True Kelley's charming illustrations will entertain readers as they discover for themselves what makes a magnet. Hands-on activities include making a magnet and compass.
Price: $5.99
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Forces Make Things Move
There are forces at work whenever you throw a ball, run up the stairs, or push your big brother off the couch. Want to learn more about the forces around you? Read and find out!
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Learning About the Way Things Move
What youngster isn't fascinated by motion? They'll love learning about the basic forces that speed us up, slow us down, and cause things to rise and fall. Provides instructions for simple experiments that answer questions about gravity, friction, pressure, and other physics concepts.
Price: $12.95
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Sandpiper Books)
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne make quite a team. The inseparable duo digs the great canals for the big boats to travel through, cuts through the large mountains so trains can pass, and hollows out the deep cellars for the great skyscrapers in the city. But the introduction of gasoline, electric, and diesel shovels means big trouble for Mike and Mary Anne. No one wants an old-fashioned steam shovel like Mary Anne when a modern shovel can do the digging in half the time! Forced to travel far out of the city to look for work, Mike and Mary Anne find themselves in the little town of Popperville. Mike and Mary Anne make a bid to dig the cellar for the new town hall, promising the town that if they can't dig the cellar in just one day they'll accept no payment for the job. Will Mike and Mary Anne be able to complete the job? When Mike encounters a problem, what simple machines can he use to get out of trouble? The whole town of Popperville turns out to watch. Virginia Lee Burton, author of such classic children's books as The Little House and Katy and the Big Snow, offers a touching portrait of love and dedication while commenting on the modernization that continuously shapes our lives. Hamilton's wonderful crayon drawings bring Mike and the indomitable Mary Anne to life. (Ages 3 to 6)
Price: $7.99
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Machines We Use (Hewitt, Sally. It's Science!,)
Examines various simple machines and how they are used to make work easier and provides activities using wheels, levers, pulleys, screws, and more.
Price: $6.95
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What Is a Plane? (Welcome Books)
Describes simple machines called planes or ramps and how they are used to make work easier.
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What Is a Pulley? (Welcome Books)
Introduces pulleys and how they work to raise flags, as well as heavy objects.
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What Is a Screw? (Welcome Books)
Illustrations and text describe different examples of the use of simple machines known as screws.
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What Is a Wedge? (Welcome Books)
Illustrations and text describe different examples of the use of simple machines known as wedges.
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What Is a Wheel and Axle? (Welcome Books)
Introduces the wheel and axle as a simple machine that can make it easier to move heavy objects, as well as to flatten dough.
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Simple Machines (Rookie Read-About Science)
This is one of many books in a series of "Rookie Read-about Science" books. As an introduction to a scientific concept, in this case simple machines, it is clear, well-written and easy to understand. As perhaps one of the first science books a child will pick up, it should capture interest due to the everyday examples the author uses to demonstrate the concepts. Each of the four types of simple machines—levers, inclined planes, wheels and axles, and pulleys are explained through photographs of items that children see, use or play on every day. Children will learn that both a bottle opener and a seesaw are kinds of levers. They will learn that ramps and screws are both inclined planes. Before they know it, this short, to-the-point little book will have taught them concepts that they will build on in science classes to come. It is worth adding to the elementary school library, along with the many other well-designed books in this series. Reviewer: Kathleen Orosz
Price: $4.95
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Experiments With Simple Machines (True Books)
Describes various kinds of simple machines, showing how they can be made out of easily obtainable objects and detailing experiments that show how they make tasks easier to perform.
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What Magnets Can Do (Rookie Read-About Science)
From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment, weather, and much more!
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Science Experiments With Simple Machines (Science Experiments)
Explores the properties of simple machines through experiments, using material readily available in most homes and schools.
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Forces and Motion (Hands-on Science)
Forces and Motion explores gravity, friction, centrifugal force, and the underlying laws of physics that help machines work. Simple machines such as levers and pulleys, floating and sinking, springs, elastic, and flying machines are all investigated in fun, hands-on experiments that make it easy for anyone to become a rocket scientist!
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How Do You Lift a Lion?
This book aims to introduce some of the theories of physics to very young readers. The concepts are those of gravity, leverage, friction, and pulleys. Each is accompanied by some physical problem involving animals. For example, the book starts out by asking how one might lift a lion. Answer: put him on a platform and use a lever. Then, if one wants to lift more lions, one would need a longer lever. This is a clever little book, with nice pictures. -Karen Saxe
Price: $6.99
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