How machines work : zoo break! / David Macaulay.
| Author/creator | Macaulay, David author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2015. |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 30 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Zoo break! |
| Contents | Inclined to escape -- Living on the wedge -- Getting leverage -- Lots of levers -- A wheely bad idea -- Getting in gear -- Push and pulley -- Pulley power -- A screwy plan -- Drilling in -- Getting complex -- Escape? |
| Abstract | Sloth and Sengi are friends. they have grown up together in the zoo, and know every bit of their enclosure. And, frankly, they are a little bored with it. So they begin to plan an escape, with the help of some simple machines ... This book introduces such simple machines as levers, gears, planes, and pulleys. |
| General note | Gearbox in cover with gears and animal illustrations showing through plastic window; some pages unfold and have flaps to lift. |
| LCCN | 2015487524 |
| ISBN | 1465440127 |
| ISBN | 9781465440129 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 621.8 M1193H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |