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Author Challen, Paul C. (Paul Clarence), 1967-

Title Get to know wheels and axles / Paul Challen.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Company, 2009.

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 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J621.8 CHA    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages ; color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Series Get to know simple machines
Get to know simple machines.
Note Includes index.
Contents Wheels and axles -- The basic design -- How it works -- Wheel and axle in action -- Moving loads -- A multi-axle model -- A lifting machine -- Build a lifting machine -- Wheels and axles in action -- The fan in action -- Fighting friction -- How friction happens -- The wheel and axle as part of a complex machine -- Glossary.
Summary All people have jobs to do. Some jobs take a lot of energy. Simple machines help people get jobs done without working too hard. There are six kinds of simple machines: inclined planes, levers, pulleys, wedges, screws, and wheels and axles.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.7 0.5 130299.
Subject Wheels -- Juvenile literature.
Axles -- Juvenile literature.
Wheels.
Axles.
ISBN 9780778744887 paperback alkaline paper
0778744884 paperback alkaline paper
9780778744719 reinforced library binding alkaline paper
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