"The train rolls along slowly at first, slowly enough to count the cars, to name their colors, and identify their functions, until it starts to pick up speed."--

Follows the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them home again.

"Children's author Donald Crews recalls a childhood visit to Bigmama's house in the country, where he finds his relatives full of news and the old place and its surroundings just the same as the year before."--

Follows the journey of a truck from loading to unloading.

Illustrations and brief text present the various elements of a parade--the spectators, street vendors, marchers, bands, floats, and the cleanup afterwards.

"Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches." --

Presents various kinds of boats which come and go in a busy harbor.

Brief text and illustrations recreate a ride on a merry-go-round.

A cumulative verse describing how a sunflower in a garden blossoms and, with the help of the birds, spreads its seeds to create an entire patch of sunflowers.

An illustrated introduction to counting and simple addition.