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product_id: 24167340
title: "Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys"
price: "£11.24"
currency: GBP
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 9
url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/24167340-simple-machines-wheels-levers-and-pulleys
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# Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys

**Price:** £11.24
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- **What is this?** Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys
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## Description

How many simple machines do you use every day? Probably more than you realize! Machines make work easier— helping break things apart, lift heavy objects, and change the power and direction of force applied to them. In this accessible picture book, celebrated nonfiction author David A. Adler outlines different types of simple machines—wedges, wheels, levers, pulleys, and more—and gives common examples of how we use them every day. Anna Raff's bright illustrations show how simple machines work—and add a dose of fun and humor, too. Two appealing kids and their comical cat use machines to ride see-saws, turn knobs, and even eat apples. Perfect for classrooms or for budding engineers to read on their own, Simple Machines uses clear, simple language to introduce important mechanical vocabulary, and easy-to-understand examples to illustrate how we use machines to solve all kinds of problems. Don't miss David A. Adler and Anna Raff's other science collaborations—including Light Waves; Magnets Push, Magnets Pull; and T hings That Float and Things That Don't .

Review: Fun conversation, while reading. - Thought provoking for little kids.
Review: Was not impressed at first, but the impact it had on my kid makes this a five-star read. - As I read it to my 4-year-old, I made the story a tad more fun with my own interjections. I bought the book as part of a gift for another kid and I was kind of disappointed at first, since it's a little bit of a dry read. But then, my son and his friend would start to point out when they recognized a "simple machine" in our daily lives and I realized he had absorbed it entirely. It's a great introduction to concepts and initiates problem-solving skills in kids - for example my son made a Leggo lever to help his tiny people lift blocks. It was very cool.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #83,223 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #53 in Children's Heavy Machinery Books (Books) #59 in Children's Physics Books (Books) #119 in Children's How Things Work Books (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 104 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun conversation, while reading.
*by K***. on April 18, 2025*

Thought provoking for little kids.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was not impressed at first, but the impact it had on my kid makes this a five-star read.
*by M***C on August 23, 2016*

As I read it to my 4-year-old, I made the story a tad more fun with my own interjections. I bought the book as part of a gift for another kid and I was kind of disappointed at first, since it's a little bit of a dry read. But then, my son and his friend would start to point out when they recognized a "simple machine" in our daily lives and I realized he had absorbed it entirely. It's a great introduction to concepts and initiates problem-solving skills in kids - for example my son made a Leggo lever to help his tiny people lift blocks. It was very cool.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cute
*by S***R on March 4, 2021*

Decent book, a little bit young for my son. We got around to this kind of science later than most kids because we covered other topics instead. The content was accurate. It was worth the money. I have recommended it to a couple other homeschool families with children younger than mine.

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*Last updated: 2026-09-03*