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Anna, an 8-year-old girl with a ponytail, standing in a garage next to her brown and white dog Max, both looking excitedly at a car's open hood. Anna points at a round air filter while Max wags his tail.
Anna and her dog Max raced into the garage. "Let’s see what car parts start with A!" Anna said. Max barked excitedly. Anna pointed to the Air filter. "A is for Air filter!" she cheered. Max wagged his tail, ready for more.
Anna crouching beside a car wheel in the garage, smiling as she points at the brake pads. Max, her brown and white dog, sniffs the wheel with his nose close to it.
Anna crouched beside the car. "Brake pads help us stop!" she explained. Max sniffed the wheels carefully. Anna smiled, "B is for Brakes!" Max wiggled his nose.
Anna sitting in the car's driver seat, demonstrating the clutch pedal with her foot. Max sits on the floor nearby, grinning up at her.
Anna hopped into the driver’s seat. "The clutch helps change gears," she said, pressing her foot down. Max watched curiously. "C is for Clutch," Anna said. Max gave a big grin.
Max peeking inside the car from the passenger side. Anna stands beside the dashboard, pointing at its buttons and lights. Max's paw touches the steering wheel.
Max peeked inside the car. Anna pointed, "This is the dashboard, full of buttons and lights!" Max touched the steering wheel with his paw. "D is for Dashboard," Anna announced. Max barked in agreement.
Anna with the car hood open, pointing at the engine. Max looks amazed, standing with his front paws on the bumper, staring at the engine parts.
Anna opened the car hood. "Look, Max! The engine makes the car go." Max looked amazed at all the parts. "E is for Engine!" Anna declared. Max wagged his tail again.
Anna pointing at a small cylindrical fuel filter under the car hood. Max sniffs the filter, looking proud. Anna laughs, a big smile on her face.
Anna pointed out another part. "F is for Fuel filter. It keeps the fuel clean!" Max sniffed at it, trying to help. Anna laughed, "You’re a car expert now, Max!" Max barked proudly.
Anna spinning the gear stick in the car, smiling. Max presses his nose to the headlights, and Anna flicks the headlights on, both giggling.
Anna spun the gear stick. "G is for Gears!" she said. Max pressed his nose to the headlights. "H is for Headlights," Anna added. They giggled together and flicked them on and off.
Anna holding car keys next to the ignition inside the car, smiling as she turns the key. Max sits on the passenger seat, ears perked up, watching the dashboard.
Anna took the car keys. "I is for Ignition. This starts the car!" Max watched as Anna turned the key. The engine purred. "Vroom!" Max barked.
Anna holding up a sturdy metal jack next to the car, pointing at it. Max sits beside her, pawing at a set of car keys on the ground. Anna giggles.
"J is for Jack, what we use to lift the car!" Anna said, showing Max the sturdy jack. Then she pointed to the keys. "K is for Keys, to open doors and start driving!" Max pawed at the keys, making Anna giggle.
Anna opening the glove box in the car, pointing at the dome light above. Max peeks into the glove box, and Anna points to the rearview mirror, where Max sees his reflection and makes a silly face.
Anna opened the glove box. "L is for Lights, like dome lights inside!" Max peeked inside and saw maps. "M is for Mirror," Anna added, pointing above. Max looked at his reflection and made a silly face.
Anna pointing at the car's number plate and holding up the oil cap. Max sits by the pedals inside the car, looking up at Anna. The quarter panel of the car is visible.
Anna zipped to the antenna. "N is for Number plate!" she pointed. "O is for Oil cap," she said, lifting one. Max sat by the pedals. "P is for Pedals!" Anna cheered. "Q is for Quarter panel."
Anna and Max both sitting in the car, ready for a pretend road trip. Anna smiles excitedly, hands on the steering wheel, while Max sits in the passenger seat, tail wagging fast.
Anna smiled at Max. "We learned a lot about car parts from A to Z!" she said. Max barked, tail wagging fast. "Let’s go for a pretend road trip!" Anna declared. They climbed in, ready for adventure.