Levers

Simple Machines
  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

Readers learn how this simple machine makes it easier to lift, lower, and open things. They learn the three types of levers: first-class, second-class, and third-class. By the end of the book, readers know the difference between complex and simple machines and how levers are used in everyday life to make work easier.

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978-1-62323-189-7
$36.95
Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Nonfiction
Category STEM
Copyright 2013
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2012-08-01
BISACS JNF051010, JNF051140, JNF051130
Dewey 621.8
Graphics Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs
Dimensions 9.5 x 8
Lexile 630
Guided Reading Level M
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources



  • Tools and Machines
  • Lifting, Lowering, and Opening
  • Same Task, Less Effort
  • From Seesawing to Paint-Opening
  • Work That Wheelbarrow
  • Your Body's Levers
  • Levers Everywhere
  • Glossary
  • Books and Web Sites
  • Index
Author: Katie Marsico

Illustrator: Reginald Butler

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