Things That Go

L E T 'S L OO K

Things that

Go

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Essential preschool learning

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 06 07 08 09 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2006 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

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BLANK PAGE

On the road Vroom! Vroom! Let’s name all the vehicles on the road. Which one would you like to ride in?

tanker

camper

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honk! honk!

truck

car van

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Car Cars have four wheels and come in all shapes and sizes. Some can only hold two people. Some can hold seven, or even more. hood

headlight

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More cars

p!

ee

b

b

ee

p!

SUV

rear-view mirror

race car

minivan

wheel

convertible

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Truck 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? I spy...

lights

wheels

rear-view mirror

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grill

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In the air 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. tail

engine

wing

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More things that fly

cockpit

hot-air balloon

seaplane wheels hang glider runway jet plane (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley. All Rights Reserved.

Helicopter 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. I spy...

blade

landing skid

cockpit

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tail

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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.

deck

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cabin

More things that go on water

tugboat

canoe

lifeboat

fishing boat

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Sailboats 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! I spy...

red sail

sailors

waves

green sail

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Train Clickety-clack! Clicketyclack! Trains travel very fast along special tracks. Some trains carry people from place to place. Others carry things like coal or food. I spy...

track

lights

window

containers

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Building site 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. I spy...

cement mixer

builder

front bucket

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crane

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

bucket

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More building machines

backhoe loader

dump truck

cement mixer

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Tractor Tractors do lots of jobs on a farm. They use different attachments to plow soil, plant seeds, or harvest crops. hay baler

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More farm vehicles

combine harvester

farm loader lights all-terrain vehicle

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Bicycle 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! I spy...

helmet

pedal

handlebars training wheel

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To the rescue Waail! Waail! Rescue vehicles rush quickly to an emergency. This fire truck is going to put out a fire. fire truck

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More rescue vehicles

emergency lights

lifeboat

police car

police helicopter

wheel

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Space shuttle 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. I spy...

flight deck

wing

engines

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rocket booster

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Wheel game 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.

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Match up! Look back through the book and see if you can find the vehicles that match the black shapes on the opposite page.

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Try to match the boat and race car pictures first!

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