Things that go

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Things that
Things that Go
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.
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L E T 'S
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L E T 'S
L O O K
L E T 'S
L O O K
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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Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc.
375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
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ISBN-13: 978-0-75661-748-6
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Vroom! Vroom! Let’s name
all the vehicles on the road.
Which one would you
like to ride in?
On the road
tanker
camper
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On the road
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van
truck
car
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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
headlight
hood
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Car
SUV
race car
minivan
convertible
More cars
rear-view

mirror
wheel
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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
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Truck
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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
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runway
wheels
cockpit
seaplane
hot-air balloon
hang glider
jet plane
More things
that y
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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
up and down.
Helicopter
I spy
blade
landing

skid
cockpit tail
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Helicopter
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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
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tugboat
canoe
shing boat
jet ski
More things
that go on water
cabin
lifeboat
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Sailboats move when the
wind blows into their sails.
Sailors can control the boats
by moving the sails around.
These sailboats are in the
middle of a race!

Sailboats
I spy
red sail
sailors
waves
green sail
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Sailboats
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Clickety-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
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Train
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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

I spy
cement
mixer
builder
front
bucket
crane
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Building site
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Diggers have buckets with
big teeth to break up the
ground and carry it away.
Building machine
bucket
teeth
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backhoe loader
dump truck
cement mixer
roller
More building
machines
builder
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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
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