National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Things That Go
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS BOOK CHAPTER ONE ON THE GO ACROSS THE LAND ON THE WATER PADDLE AWAY WIND POWER ACROSS SNOW AND ICE LET S PLAY A GAME CHAPTER TWO LET IT ROLL ROLL IT WHEELING AROUND GIDDYAP PEDAL POWER KEEP ON ROLLING LET S PLAY A GAME CHAPTER THREE POWERING UP FROM HORSES TO ENGINES STEAM MACHINES MORE STEAM MACHINES STEAMBOATS IT S ELECTRIC BATTERY POWER RIDING THE RAILS MOVING ON CABLES GOING THE DISTANCE FAST game LET S PLAY A
CHAPTER FOUR FIRE IT UP ENERGY FROM GASOLINE CAR COLLECTION ON THE ROAD IT S A RACE LET S PLAY A GAME CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX BIG AND BIGGER ON THE LAND IN THE WATER ON ICE AND SNOW ON THE FARM AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE HOMES ON THE GO LET S PLAY A GAME IN THE AIR UP UP AND AWAY AIRSHIPS GLIDERS FLYING MACHINES PROPELLER POWER JET POWER HANG TIME BLAST OFF AROUND AND AROUND TO THE MOON MISSION TO MARS LET S PLAY A GAME PARENT TIPS GLOSSARY INDEX CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION If you like things that go you have come to the right place Each chapter in this book explores a different type of vehicle those from the early days up to spacecraft and ends with a fun game to reinforce the ideas that were covered Throughout the book are examples of inventions that have improved how we've gotten around since people first had a need to go from one place to another CHAPTER ONE introduces the CHAPTER FOUR investigates notion of things that go from people vehicles that burn gasoline to go to animals to sleds Engaging images Most of today's vehicles are powered and callouts invite readers to think this way about how they get around CHAPTER FIVE features some CHAPTER TWO describes how the of the biggest things that go on land invention of wheels changed the way and sea humans get around CHAPTER SIX takes the reader CHAPTER THREE explores getting airborne from the earliest days of around without the help of horses and human flight to space exploration other animals that powered vehicles Electricity and steam were the main sources of power and they are still used
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK COLORFUL PHOTOGRAPHS illustrate each spread supporting the text and showcasing different types of vehi cles from around the world POP UP FACTS sprinkled throughout the book provide added information about things that go INTERACTIVE QUESTIONS in each section encourage conversations related to the topic PARENT TIPS in the back of the book provide fun activity suggestions that relate to things that go A GAME at the end of each chapter reinforces concepts covered in that section A GLOSSARY in the final pages provides definitions for key terms found text throughout the
