Wheelbarrow facts for kids

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Wheelbarrow

A wheelbarrow with one wheel

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A wheelbarrow with two wheels

A wheelbarrow is a kind of vehicle that is built to be pushed around with a load inside it. It is usually used in gardens.

Most wheelbarrows have one wheel, but some have two. Wheelbarrows are used to carry heavy stuff which some people cannot carry.

Images for kids

Han dynasty tomb brick showing a wheelbarrow
Eastern Han tomb brick showing a wheelbarrow
Types of medieval wheelbarrows
A common wheelbarrow.
The one-wheeled Chinese wheelbarrow, from Zhang Zeduan's (1085–1145) painting Along the River During Qingming Festival, Song Dynasty.
Wheelbarrows near Xi'an, c.1905 by Baptist missionary John Shields

See also

In Spanish: Carretilla para niños

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