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BRITANNICA

LIBRARY

In this book, you will:

learn about different kinds of words.

discover how to make letters using your hands.

answer fun questions.

find lots of word activities at the back of the book.

C HICAGO L ONDON N EW D ELHI P ARIS S EOUL S YDNEY T AIPEI T OKYO

How do you talk to a friend? With words!

These grapes are good.

Do you want some?

I’m hungry!

I like

cookies!

What is

your

dog’s

name?

His name is

Bobo.

Sit up, Bobo!

Everyone uses words. We use words to tell others

what we think and how we feel. We use words to

ask questions and to answer questions too.

If you didn’t have words, how would you ever read a book?

And how could you talk about a trip you took?

With words you can talk about your brand new bike.

You can ask for any ice cream flavor you like.

Without words, you couldn’t answer a question at school

or shout to your friend at the swimming pool.

You can tell your friends what you did today.

Words are important in so many ways!