Description:
How do you keep a door from closing? Try using a wedge! Wedges are one of the six simple machines that help make work easier by using mechanical advantage. In Wedges Make a Point: Simple Machines for Kids, readers ages 5 to 8 learn how a wedge's shape makes it perfect at stopping something heavy from moving, and separating material to split something-like banana bread-apart. Glossary, photos, and a hands-on activity make this book fundamental for STEM learning.
Brief description: Andi Diehn has written many books for children, and a few for adults as well. She works as an editor and marketer for Nomad Press and lives with her family in rural New Hampshire.
Review Quotes: Booklist Series Nonfiction Showcase
"The newest Picture Book Science series introduces simple machines through poems, declarative sentences that define technical vocabulary in context, and relatable examples supported by bright illustrations featuring diverse casts of characters. Worthy additions for elementary STEAM collections."