Wheels

ISBN-10: 1484636384
ISBN-13: 9781484636381
Series: Wheels
Category: Simple machines
Pages: 33
Language: English
Published: 2016-08
Publisher: Capstone
Author: Chris Oxlade

Description

How do wheels work? Why are doorknobs shaped like wheels? Why do buses have big steering wheels? For the answers to these and many other questions, read 'Wheels'. Find out why cars have rubber tires. Learn about a kind of wheel called a gear. Discover how wheels can be used to measure lengths. This book describes what wheels are and how they work, different types of wheels and their uses, and other facts about wheels.

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Other editions

Wheels
- 2020-06-02
- 35 pages
- Paperback
- Candlewick Press (MA)
Wheels
- 2014-05-13
- 378 pages
- Ebook
- Open Road Media
Wheels
- 2013-03-01
- 24 pages
- Ebook
- Britannica Digital Learning
WHEELS: A Life Story
- 2012-03-15
- 226 pages
- Paperback
- Byrne Publishing LLC

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