{"product_id":"pulleys-pull-their-weight","title":"Pulleys Pull Their Weight","description":"*Selected as a \"recommended title\" by the Kansas National Education Association's Reading Circle Commission\nLearn how simple machines make work easier in these colorful nonfiction picture books all about science and engineering!\n\nWhat if an elephant sat on your book and refused to move. How could you lift it? Very carefully!\n\nYou might want to use a pulley. A pulley is one of six simple machines that are designed to make different kinds of work such as lifting, pulling, pushing easier. In Pulleys Pull Their Weight: Simple Machines for Kids, readers solve the problem of a heavy elephant by learning about forces and how we can increase the amount we can lift simply by using a pulley. Concepts including mechanical advantage, moveable pulleys, and compound pulleys make sense with engaging illustrations and lots of real-life examples that kids can spot in their home, schools, and neighborhoods.\n\nAn introductory poem offers language arts connections while a hands-on activity at the end reinforces concepts in the bo","brand":"Baker \u0026 Taylor Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45245439148204,"sku":"9781647410902","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/5104\/1196\/files\/8212bf4015d1d325c5c924784a1d32f66e6393337e641d2455ba5f1d00392b4c.jpg?v=1768495142","url":"https:\/\/foundationskids.com\/products\/pulleys-pull-their-weight","provider":"Foundations Kids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}