Things that go

Things that go

Jacket images Front, Back and Spine:

Brian Cosgrove (clouds); Front and Back:

Things that

Essential preschool learning

Discover little cars, big trucks,

yellow diggers, and more, as you learn

all about things that go.

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This colorful new library of preschool books

introduces young readers to the world around them.

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“I spy” games develop observation skills.

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Simple text and image labels build vocabulary.

Printed in China by Hung Hing

LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, AND DELHI

Written by Anna Harrison

Designed by Amy McSimpson

U.S Editor John Searcy

Produced by Katherine Thornton First American Edition, 2006

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Things that Go

L E T 'S

L O O K

BLANK PAGE

Vroom! Vroom! Let’s name all the vehicles on the road Which one would you

like to ride in?

On the road

tanker

Cars have four wheels and come in all shapes and sizes Some can only hold two

people Some can

hold seven, or

even more

Car

hood

beep!

beep!

Trucks are big, strong

vehicles that can carry heavy loads Most things you see in stores were

brought there by trucks Can you make the noise

of a big truck’s engine?

Truck

I spy

lights wheels rear-view

mirror grill

Truck

A passenger plane speeds down the runway until it goes fast enough to take off Powerful engines and big wings help lift it into the air.

In the air

wing

engine tail

wheels

cockpit

seaplane hot-air balloon

hang glider

jet plane

More things that fly

Helicopters have long blades that spin around very fast They don’t need a runway

to take off or land because the blades lift them straight

Helicopter

On the water

Big boats like this one

are called cruise ships

They take people on long vacations called cruises

People sleep in cabins

inside the ship

cabin deck

lifeboat

Sailboats move when the

wind blows into their sails Sailors can control the boats

by moving the sails around These sailboats are in the

Sailboats

clack!

Clickety-clack! Trains travel very

fast along special tracks

Some trains carry people

from place to place Others carry things like coal or food

Train

I spy

track lights window containers

Train

Building sites are very busy places Machines help dig holes and move heavy things around They use big wheels

or rolling tracks to move on the bumpy ground

Building site

Diggers have buckets with big teeth to break up the ground and carry it away Building machine

bucket

teeth

builder

Tractors do lots of jobs on

a farm They use different attachments to plow

soil, plant seeds,

or harvest crops

Tractor

hay baler

bale of hay

More farm vehicles

all-terrain vehicle farm loader

baler combine harvester

lights

This boy’s bicycle has

training wheels at the

back to help him balance

He pushes the pedals

around with his feet

to make the bicycle go!

Bicycle

I spy

helmet pedal handlebars training

wheel

Bicycle

Waail! Waail! Rescue

vehicles rush quickly to an emergency This fire truck

is going to put out a fire

To the rescue

ladder

fire truck

police car

police helicopter

More rescue vehicles

ambulance

To the rescue

wheel emergency lights

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, LIFT-OFF! The space shuttle

is flying into space The

people inside are called

astronauts They control the flight and do experiments

Space shuttle

I spy

booster

Space shuttle

Vehicles have all kinds of wheels Some are thick and chunky Others are light

and thin Some are small and some are very, very big

Wheel game

Look back through the book and see if you can find the vehicles that match the

black shapes on the

opposite page

Match up!

Match up! Try to match the boat and

race car pictures first!