This charming reference book answers questions kids ask every day, taking a closer look at the things that surround them and how they work8212from cars to vacuum cleaners, storms to seasons, animal bodies to humans. More than 100 colorful photos are paired with age-appropriate text featuring answers to questions like How do chameleons change color? How do refrigerators stay cold? How do tornadoes form? How do submarines stay underwater? How does food get to the grocery store? and How does my body heal? This book helps parents share fascinating, accurate answers, and inspires kids to be curious, ask questions, and explore the world around them. Games and parent tips encourage interactivity and extend the experience of the book beyond its pages.
 

Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books!Fans of cars and trucks will love this vehicle-filled book in the hit Hello, World! board book series. Toddlers can learn all about all kinds of exciting machines, with easy-to-understand facts and bright pictures of fast, fascinating things that go!Hello, World! board books introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms with read-aloud sound words (Zap! This electric car gets plugged in to charge the engine) and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. It's a perfect way to bring science into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops. Look for all the books in theHello, World!series: Solar SystemWeatherBackyard BugsBirdsDinosaursMy BodyHow Do Apples Grow?Ocean LifeMoon LandingPetsArctic AnimalsConstruction SiteRainforest AnimalsPlanet 
 

Buckets, booms, and backhoes are just a few of the cool parts on these interesting machines. Learn more about diggers of all sizes inside!
 

Push any of the ten plastic buttons and experience the sounds of a busy construction site!Part of the 2021 NAPPA-award-winning Discovery 10-Button Sound Books series Crash! Bang! Hammer at the Construction Site! is a big, bright board book that is packed full of noisy construction fun! Busy toddlers won't be able to resist pressing the buttons and copying the familiar construction sounds that accompany the colorful photographs on every page. The sturdy picture tabs make it easy for young children to turn the pages to find their favorite machines, and simple descriptive text brings this noisy world to life.
 

How do you steer a fire truck? Are all fire trucks alike? Get the basics on these very important rescue machines!
 

Trains are used to carry everything from cargo and animals to people. But how do trains move? Who drives them? Learn more about these important machines inside.
 

Come on, kids: grab a hammer, step up to the workbench, and get ready to measure, saw, drill, and make cool things! Wood Shop is an exciting introduction for today8217s kids to an age-old tradition: building with wood. With step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, aspiring woodworkers learn essential skills such as how to drive a nail, use a power drill, measure twice, cut once,8221 and saw correctly. Then the fun begins, with17cool and creative projects kids can build to furnish the wood shop, decorate their bedrooms and homes, and create their own play equipment. Favorite projects include Tic-Tac-Toe-To Go!, One-Board Birdhouse, a Tool Tote, and a hanging Twinkle Light. Wood Shop is the perfect gift for tinkerers, young makers, fans of LEGO toys, and aspiring carpenters and engineers.
 

How are tow trucks used? What are the special parts of a tow truck? How do tow trucks work? Learn more about these important trucks inside.
 

The latest title in the popular How Things Work8217 series will make the ordinary seem extraordinary. Featuring the beautifully detailed illustrations of James Gulliver Hancock, How Everything Works will take a close-up look at the world around us to examine well-known, everyday environments and reveal how all the various objects and machines found there operate.Full-page gatefolds showcase large, dense scenes while smaller flaps can be opened to uncover the secrets of the latest gizmos and gadgets. Explore a home, a building site, a factory, a shopping mall, an office and a busy street find out how a car, a computer, a conveyor belt and mobile phone work, and much more!Contents includes:A History of Things: watch as a street changes through timeDown on the Farm: from tractors to combine harvesters and wind turbinesAt the Construction Site: mix cement, dig underground, and then look upward to cranes and skyscrapersStaying in Touch: connect through mobile phones, wireless tech and 
 

The military uses trucks to deliver troops and supplies. Read to find out about the military's tough, trusty trucks.