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Slides and seesaws. Bicycle tires and jar lids. Shovels and doorknobs. The world is full of objects that help people perform basic tasks more easily, and Simple Machines examines accessible examples of the six most common mechanisms. Each book provides a fundamental description of what the featured type of machine looks like, how it is used to accomplish work, and the forms it has taken throughout history. Each text also ends with an activity that invites a closer look at an everyday object employing the featured machine.

Simple Machines (Blastoff! Readers: Level 4)

What are simple machines? Young learners find out about the six simple machines in this series. They are presented with the basic physics concepts behind simple machines, the ways simple machines make work easier, and the uses of simple machines today.

Simple Machines (Crabtree Roots Plus)

Children will be surprised to learn how often they use simple machines in their everyday life. Each book features large brightly coloured photographs, simple text, and sight words to aid comprehension. Early readers will enjoy learning how these kinds of tools work, while also practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher's Guide available.

Simple Machines Fun! (Blastoff! Readers: Level 2)

Pulleys, levers, and wedges have been around for thousands of years! This title introduces young readers to the science behind these simple machines and how they make our lives and work easier every day. Features such as diagrams explain tough concepts, while experiments let readers test the machines themselves. Readers will discover just how fun simple machines can be!

Simple Machines to the Rescue

This inventive series allows readers to compare two simple machines to see which one resolves a particular need in the best way. Each book sets up a problem a group of kids is trying to solve. The kids test two simple machines to determine a winner. This series supports engineering design standards for primary grades in the Next Generation Science Standards. Vibrant photos of the kids testing each simple machine directly relate to the words on each page to support emergent readers in decoding and comprehending the text.

Simple Science Experiments

Experimentation is one of the most important steps of the scientific method, aiding in the discovery of new theories and a better understanding of our world. Learning how to set up an experiment, how to record data, and what to look for are all crucial activities for a young scientist to learn. Through this set's collection of simple experiments, young readers will discover important scientific theories and learn how to properly set up their tests. With step-by-step instructions and even a place to record their findings, each book will make readers feel like real scientists on their road to discovery.

Simply Skye

Avi's doll Skye is not a boy or a girl. Neither is Avi. But what will their family think? Avi uses Skye to explore gender expression and identity and also to discover how their family will react to Avi's own nonbinary identity. Breaking gender stereotypes, Avi's clothing choices and actions show their brother, sister, and parents who they really are as their family gradually understands and accepts Avi's identity.

Sincerely, Harriet

Harriet Flores struggles with boredom, an unrequited crush, and a multiple sclerosis diagnosis through a long, hot, 1990s summer in Chicago. She uses her imagination to cope, which sometimes gets her into trouble, as she makes up fantastical fibs and wonders if there are ghosts upstairs. One neighbour, Pearl, encourages Harriet to read and write, leading Harriet to have a breakthrough and discover the power of storytelling.

Sin-Eater's Confession, The

People in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know . But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy. I guess you could say I knew Jimmy as well as anyone (which was not very well). I knew what scared him. And I knew he had dreams—even if I didn't understand them. Even if he nearly ruined my life to pursue them. Jimmy's dead now, and I definitely know that better than anyone. I know about blood and bone and how bodies decompose. I know about shadows and stones and hatchets. I know what a last cry for help sounds like. I know what blood looks like on my own hands. What I don't know is if I can trust my own eyes. I don't know who threw the stone. Who swung the hatchet? Who are the shadows? What do the living owe the dead?

Sing a Season Song

Jane Yolen’s poetic and sensory ramble through the four seasons highlights the cyclical passage of time as artist Lisel Jane Ashlock portrays a changing natural environment.

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