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    Pickup Trucks
    Pickup Trucks
    Pickup Trucks
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    Pickup Trucks

    By Derek Zobel

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    These tough vehicles can transport materials for work or play. A digger can load a pickup truck with dirt, or a pickup truck can tow a boat on its hitch. Kids will find out how these machines are useful in our everyday lives.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBellwether Media
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9781612110332
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