Moving Heavy Things Contributor(s): Adkins, Jan (Author), Adkins, Jan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0937822825 ISBN-13: 9780937822821 Publisher: Wooden Boat Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2004 Annotation: The almost forgotten craft of shifting large weights with brains instead of engines. Beginning with practical rules for moving like "Get the Ming vase out of the Room. All the way out," and "What goes up comes down heavier." This is a fascinating description of applied physics in the real world. If you move engine blocks, concrete mooring sinkers, or nothing heavier than this book from table to lap, you'll enjoy the encouraging narrative and the precise drawings. Not everyone moves coffins with marbles or sheet steel with baseballs, but you might very well find an idea to help you move Uncle Harry's monstrous bathtub out of the basement, or a reluctant oak stump out of the yard. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics |
Dewey: 621.86 |
LCCN: 2004059077 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 6.5" L (0.25 lbs) 47 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: The almost forgotten craft of shifting large weights with brains instead of engines. Beginning with practical rules for moving like Get the Ming vase out of the Room. All the way out, and What goes up comes down heavier. This is a fascinating description of applied physics in the real world. If you move engine blocks, concrete mooring sinkers, or nothing heavier than this book from table to lap, you'll enjoy the encouraging narrative and the precise drawings. Not everyone moves coffins with marbles or sheet steel with baseballs, but you might very well find an idea to help you move Uncle Harry's monstrous bathtub out of the basement, or a reluctant oak stump out of the yard. |
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