These books are mostly about the simple machines that are parts used to make complicated machines, though a few of these are about the complex machines too and about the science of physics. Students at Estabrook have been studying ramps and how balls behave when they roll down them.
February is Library Lovers Month! It is also African-American History Month. We have books on that topic too.
Pulleys and Gears by David Glover, Rigby Interactive Library, Crystal Lake, IL, 1997
This book about pulleys and gears is part of a series on simple machines that includes other books entitled Levers, Ramps and Wedges, Springs, Screws, and Wheels and Cranks. They illustrate the physical principal of the machine and give many clear photographs and illustrations of uses for them.
Simple machines by Allan Fowler, Children's Press, New York, NY, 2001
This easy to read book describes the operation of four kinds of simple machines - levers, pulleys, wheels and ramps.
Ramps and Wedges by Angela Royston, Heinemann Library, Chicago, Il 2001
A book about the principals behind the operation of saws, scissors and zippers as well as the building of the Pyramids.
Wheels at Work: Building and Experimenting with Models of Machines by Bernie Zubrowski, illustrated by Roy Doty, A Boston Children's Museum Activity Book, William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York, 1986
Instructions for using readily available materials to make models of machines such as pulleys, gears, windlasses, and water wheels, with suggested experiments to determine their capabilities..
How to Draw Machinesby Moira Butterfield and Anita Ganieri, illlustrated by Kim Blundell, Chris Lyon, Steve Cross, Peter Bull, & Graham Round, Usborne Publishing Ltd, London, England, 1987
Techniques for drawing not only machines, including cars, trains, and robots, but also landscapes with alien spaceships.
AncientMachines: From Wedges to Waterwheels by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods, Runestone Press, Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis MN, 2000
The story of the invention of simple machines, and machines derived from them, in six ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the end of the Roman Empire.
Balls by Melanie Davis Jones illustrated by Linda Bronson, Children's Press, Scholastic Inc., New York, NY 2002
Rhyming text introduces the many types of balls and how they are used. A book for very young readers.
Bouncing and Rolling by Terry Jennings, illustrated by David Anstey, Gloucester Press, New York, NY, 1988
Experiments with balls of various materials to explore rolling, elasticity, measurement and scientific observation.
Flying Machine by Andrew Nahum, photographs by Dave King, Michael Dunning, & Peter Chadwick Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1990
A photo essay tracing the history ande development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. It includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.
Monster Movers text and photographs by George Ancona, E. P. Dutton, Inc., New York, NY, 1983
A book that describes about 15 different types of huge machines used to move ores and other bulky and heavy materials from one place to another, with more emphasis on how they look, and what they do, than on the mechanics of how they do it.
Inclined Planes by MIchael Dahl, Bridgestone Books, Capstone Press, Mankato, MN 1996
A simple description of the many diferent kinds, uses and benefits of inclined planes.
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