Download or read book Simple Machines to the Rescue written by First Facts Books and published by First Facts. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheels, inclined planes, and wedges don't sound that amazing, until one of them gets you out of a jam. Need to brush your teeth? Cut an apple? Open a door? That's the utility of simple machines, which are all around us. We even have them in our bodies! And while they are simple, they make easy work of many tasks. Readers and report writers will discover just how important these deceptively simple machines can be!