LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Take a trip to Busytown! Not surprisingly, everyone has a job to do and what a lot of different kinds of jobs there are! Within this hugely enjoyable book there are a number of short stories about different kinds of work starting with ‘Mother’s work is never done’ which shows a very busy pig family and ends with a broken bed! One of the nicest is a voyage on a ship which includes an appealing cross-section of all the activity on board a ship. The many jobs involved in building roads, running trains and working in a hospital are just some of the others also covered in this book which provides fun and information in words and pictures.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? Synopsis
Find out what everyone in Busytown does all day in this classic Richard Scarry picture book about careers and community!
Join beloved Richard Scarry characters like Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and more in this exciting visit to Busytown, where everyone has a job to do! Discover the professions, hobbies, and skills of the Busytown community, and how each helps to keep the town running smoothly. From doctors to dressmakers, blacksmiths to bank tellers, grocers to postmasters, and so much more, little ones will be amazed at all there is to see and do in a community!
Organized into stories focusing on specific professions, and complete with Richard Scarry's classic signature illustrations, Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? is an exploration into how communities operate, expand, and help one another.
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Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy People
Richard Scarry's Busiest People Ever!
Richard Scarry's Best First Book Ever
Richard Scarry's 5-Minute Stories
Richard Scarry's Good Morning, Busytown!
About This Edition
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9780553520590 |
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24th July 2015 |
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Richard Scarry |
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Richard Scarry |
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Golden an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
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Hardback |
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95 pages |
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Richard Scarry |
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Press Reviews
Richard Scarry Press Reviews
`A favourite of children for generations' - Junior magazine
`Enchanting and inspiring' - TES
`One of my favourite books for many years has been Cars and Trucks and Things That Go'- Paul Smith
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About Richard Scarry
Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994), last name pronounced like "scary", was an enormously popular children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of 300 million worldwide.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where his parents ran a shop. The Scarry family enjoyed a comfortable life even during the time of the Great Depression. Following high school graduation, Scarry enrolled in a business college but soon dropped out, finding it not to his liking. He then studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he remained until being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II.
Scarry's characters are almost always anthropomorphic animals. Occasionally this leads to the irony of portraying animals as farmers, tending livestock, including the infamous example of a pig portrayed as a butcher, selling ham and frankfurters behind a counter. Using animals in place of humans allowed Scarry to avoid giving the characters specific racial or ethnic traits, which may have helped broaden their appeal. His books have been popular with children throughout the world.
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