Pulleys help us lift and lower things with ease! This title uses simple text and diagrams to explain the functions of these simple machines, and an experiment lets readers try out their own pulleys! Beginning readers will be pulled into this title that explores the historical and modern uses of these helpful machines.
Did you know the first wheel and axle was not used for transportation, but rather for making pottery? In this title, students will learn about the functions and long history of these simple machines. They can also test out new knowledge with easy experiments. From bicycles to doorknobs, young readers will learn how wheels and axles keep our world spinning!
Levers are found in many places, including your own body! From shovels to arms, levers help us get work done. This title explores the history of levers, the forces that make them work, and where they are found in everyday life. Diagrams and simple experiments allow for different avenues of learning in title for beginning readers.
Screws are more than just the tools that hold pieces of wood together. They drill holes, lift cars, and even pump water! Students will learn about the functions of these amazing machines and put their knowledge to use with easy experiments. Diagrams provide visual explanations in this leveled title.
Wedges were some of the first tools humans ever created! Today, these simple machines are found all around, from doorstops to our own front teeth. Diagrams and simple text explain how wedges work, while experiments allow readers test the machines for themselves. Move through the history of wedges, from hand axes to handsaws, in this fascinating title for beginning readers.
Nicholas hides a pumpkin and gets a surprise the following year.
Two boys use marmalade to lure a skunk safely out of the house.
Only Owl knows why Goose will be flying north.
Tyler struggles with a rabbit infestation in his garden.
This young girl helps free a bird that got caught in a store.
A poem about where the wind might go when it's ready for sleep.
Little Bunny is flexible when his first day of spring doesn't work out quite as he planned.
A poem about the beauty of the summer sky.
Little Bunny sees the leaves fall and decides it's time to celebrate Autumn.
Little Bunny and his cousin Fluffy get ready for the first day of winter, but when they wake up in the morning, there is no snow!
Robin builds herself a new nest that's just right for her.
This Ojibwa folk tale describes the musical sounds of rain and thunder.
In this take on 'The Tortoise and the Hare', Hummingbird and Heron race to see who gets to eat fish from the river and who has to eat something else.
A child learns how her favorite treat is made.
Vegetables are beautiful to look at and delicious to eat.
This counting story highlights objects found around the lake during a canoe ride.
Tex and Indi attend their class picnic, and enter into the three-legged race. Tex has to leave his cookies for later, but when he returns the ants are having a picnic of their own.
A story describing the different sounds shoes make against the ground in spring summer fall and winter.
A poem about getting close to a wild rabbit.
The sound of raindrops on Jarrett's umbrella reminds Mom to make a special snack.
