"Vibrant illustrations accompany information about a backhoe's daily jobs. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade."--

"Machines help make work easier, like when you need to lift something heavy or reach way up high. There are six simple machines: the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the ramp, the wedge, and the screw. Can you adjust a seesaw to lift an elephant? What happens when you combine two or more simple machines? Read and find out!"Amazon website.

"A kindergarten-level introduction to diggers, covering their size, movement, role in the process of construction, and such defining features as their arms and buckets"--

Presents different kinds of construction equipment in alphabetical order

Find out how tools have helped people hunt, build, and make life easier in this engaging nonfiction reader. With colorful images, timelines, charts, a glossary to assist with vocabulary improvement, and an index, children will learn how tools throughout time have made such an important impact on life as we know it! Featured eras include the Stone Age and the Industrial Revolution.

This book will introduce young learners to the basics of simple machines and physics, specifically levers. Filled with vivid real-life photographs, it explores everyday examples of levers and how levers make work easier.

This book will introduce beginning readers to the basics of simple machines and physics, specifically pulleys. Real-world, full-color photographs and simple text will inspire young scientists to explore the wonders of pulleys.

Action Packed Photos Of Big Construction Machines Working Will Keep Children Engaged As The Learn About The Different Tasks Different Machines Can Do.

These machines are very important in keeping a farm running smoothly. A tractor pulls other machines through the field. Plow through this book as a tractor pulls a plow, a planter, or a mower.