"Presents the wide variety of wheels, including the many types of vehicles they are used on, what they do, the sounds they make, and who they transport."--

Uses everyday examples to show how wheels and axles are simple machines that make carrying, pushing, and mixing easier.

Examines how the engineer George Ferris invented and constructed the amusement park ride that bears his name for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

"Pedro's family and his friends are spending the day at the amusement park, enjoying the rides and the snacks, so when they get separated from Pedro's brother, Paco, and their mother, a ride on the Ferris wheel seems like it offers an excellent way to spot Paco in the crowded park." --

Discusses wheels and axles, what they are and how they are used.

"A book of advances wheel techniques and inspiration for potters who have basic skills but would like to learn more about throwing large forms, lids, handles, darting, and more"--

The Wheelwright's Shop By George Stuart Originally published in 1930. Contents Include : The Wheelwright's shop Timber: Buying Timber: Carting and converting The Sawyers Timber: Seasoning Wheel-stuff Hand work Bottom-timbers Waggons Curves, Tapering and Shaving Learning the trade Wheels : Dish Wheels: Spokes and Felloes Stocks and Ringing the Wheel The Smith: Getting ready The smith: Putting on and Boxing on Iron work and Jobbing.

"In this book, Richard W. Bulliet focuses on three major phases in the evolution of the wheel and their relationship to the needs and ambitions of human society. He begins in 4000 B.C.E. with the first wheels affixed to axles. He then follows with the innovation of wheels turning independently on their axles and concludes five thousand years later with the caster, a single rotating and pivoting wheel. Bulliet's most interesting finding is that a simple...