Description: "An introduction to the six simple machines--the screw, lever, wedge, pulley, inclined plane, and the wheel and axle--and examples of how they are used in real life"--
Brief description:
Lola M. Schaefer is an educator, writer, and gardener, and the author of many acclaimed books for children about math, art, science, technology, animals, and nature. She uses shovels, hoes, rakes, and scissors when she works in her garden. Lola M. Schaefer grew up in Indiana, and now lives in northern Georgia.
Review Quotes:
"Clever . . . As Schaefer's economic, rhyming text explains the difference between simple machines (which have "one or two parts") and their compound counterparts, vignettes by Yang . . . celebrate the awesome power of the machines themselves." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)