Illus. in full color. Shows and tells what busy people do every day to build houses, sail ships, fly planes, keep house, and grow food.
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Apr 11, 2009
Laura
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This is the best book ever written. I mean it.
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Jul 17, 2010
Shanna
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Richard Scarry had a tremendous gift for telling stories that, while simple in plot, are rich in visual detail so that, having been read aloud once, they provide hours of entertainment for prereaders to enjoy at their leisure. His lively, fill-up-the-page artwork and classic sense of humor have endeared him to children for over fifty years.
In this book, Scarry introduces individual citizens of Busytown, then tells short stories about specific projects they are involved in: building a More...
In this book, Scarry introduces individual citizens of Busytown, then tells short stories about specific projects they are involved in: building a More...
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Sep 06, 2011
Pretend City
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This is such a fun book! In honor of Labor Day we explored all the different jobs that people do to help make our community a happy and successful place! This book really shows the interconnectivity of the world like farm to market. I really liked how to book asked questions to the reader... "what does your mom do? Are you a helper?" The book did a great job showing that everything we do is connected to another person or project, that with out the help of each other and hard work, we w
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Jul 18, 2011
Charlotte
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I thought I vividly remembered this book from my childhood, but on an adult second reading I only vividly remember through about page 9. My mom would always choose this book as the last bedtime book on those holdout nights when I resisted sleep. Its long and kindof dry, but it has its good points too.
This book is full of vocabulary that kids are sure to hear everyday and simple explinations for what the things are. The illustrations are funny and detailed. Once you learn all the char More...
This book is full of vocabulary that kids are sure to hear everyday and simple explinations for what the things are. The illustrations are funny and detailed. Once you learn all the char More...
Dec 08, 2009
We checked this one out after my four-year-old actually asked me, "What do people do all day?" It does not just explain what people in one's neighborhood do all day (or what is done by the workers that used to be found in a neighborhood -- butcher, baker, etc.) It's really a very simple introduction to economics. We're only a little way in, but so far Scarry has managed to illustrate for my little guy how trade, barter and currency work, and that it takes cooperation amongst the trad
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Mar 07, 2008
Jamie
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The rare 1966 edition wherein Huckle Cat staples Bananas Gorilla to the classroom bulletin board.
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Apr 11, 2009
Rob
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A timeless children's classic. I learned to read at a very early age largely on account of this book. Not only that, I still own the very copy of What Do People Do All Day I cut my literary teeth on. It's been loved to near death: the binding, long since disintegrated, now consists of three loops of candy-striped yarn, and the outside edges of most of the pages are in tatters. Yet Huckle and his companions live on, as industrious and helpful as they were forty years past.
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Oct 11, 2009
Kimbely
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This book is so wonderful. It teaches children about what people do all day. They learn about careers and activities. It gives the child insight into their world and what their parents may do every day.
I really enjoyed this book because it really gives kids an insight into adult life. I would use this book to teach about difference careers I would also have this book in a thematic unit about community helpers.
I really enjoyed this book because it really gives kids an insight into adult life. I would use this book to teach about difference careers I would also have this book in a thematic unit about community helpers.
Jun 29, 2011
Allison
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ran across this one the other day and had to pick up a copy to keep. Memories of bedtime stories came flooding back to me.. .all the details in those illustrations. ... learning how money exchange works and how it takes a village to make it all work. . . cheese cars driven by mice and Lowly worm driving an apple car.... great stuff.
Apr 12, 2009
Featherheart
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One of my very favorites as a child. I read this book over and over again: Abby gets her tonsils out, Huckle Cat gets new neighbors, a road is built, paper is made, Huckle is rescued from a fire. I loved how Daddy Cat (Grocer Cat) comes home just in time to see Huckle rescued, the picture is so funny! All the machines are whimsical and most of them have faces. Lowly Worm shows up throughout the book, poking out of horns and pockets and such.
Jan 01, 2012
Katie
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find memories of reading this book with my son when he was just wee one. Can't wait to read it with my grandkids one day. I like all the books by Richard Scarry. they are fun and colorful and they are great to use so that your kids can learn to read along with you as well. it's good stuff :)
Sep 03, 2008
Kate
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I think I spent more hours in relationship with this book than maybe any other in my life, other than some spiritual texts.
I was fascinated by all the things people did for jobs, all the detail in the illustrations, the sense of humor inherent in all of it. I would gaze at just one page for something like a half-hour, like it was television, but the stories were ones I was telling myself about the characters.
Soon I began drawing the characters (pigs were my favorite), fi More...
I was fascinated by all the things people did for jobs, all the detail in the illustrations, the sense of humor inherent in all of it. I would gaze at just one page for something like a half-hour, like it was television, but the stories were ones I was telling myself about the characters.
Soon I began drawing the characters (pigs were my favorite), fi More...
Aug 10, 2011
Arissa
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My two year old is always asking me questions about the world and its happenings. This book is like going on a field trip. He loves the busy illustrations. As a parent it's a lot of text and don't recommend reading it all in one sitting.
Feb 16, 2010
Tina
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I don't ever get tired looking at this book with my kids who are 3 and 4 years old. The amount of images Richard Scarry fits onto a page is amazing. We love playing I Spy with this book and the kids learn about what things are in this world.
Mar 01, 2011
Bill
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"The best librarians are children's librarians." True dat, Richard Scarry!
Richard Scarry's art is so full of life and his worlds are full of tiny details. It's fun to take your time and savor over everything happening on each page, and you're sure to catch something new with each read. A wonderful book to read together with your kids.
Richard Scarry's art is so full of life and his worlds are full of tiny details. It's fun to take your time and savor over everything happening on each page, and you're sure to catch something new with each read. A wonderful book to read together with your kids.
May 08, 2009
D'Anne
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Sadly the only version of this book available today is the abridged version which is a shame since it does not include some of my favorite sections (like what do writers do all day). The unabridged version gets 5 stars.
Jan 24, 2011
Kelli
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This book is probably a major reason why kids start thinking about what they want to do all day when they grow up. I would think and think and think when my mom read this to me. And the illustrations are top notch.
Jan 04, 2009
BoekenTrol
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I did not learn too much of it anymore, because I was 'too old' when I first read it. But I loved to show my son around and look at the illustrations time and again, discovering something new every time.
Dec 22, 2010
Marj
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This was one of my son's favourite books. We pored over the pages, identifying different jobs that people worked at. There's so much detail, so many talking points to dwell on with a child - fabulous!
Jul 04, 2011
Joyce
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A GREAT book for kids...the pages have so much detail and so many words to learn. Every night is like a new book which is great...especially if this is one of the only books we ever get to read :)
Jul 15, 2009
Tamara
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Fantastic book explaining how different daily things get done-- building a house, mailing a letter, etc. Students will love learning all about these tasks with the great illustrations included.
Jun 24, 2009
Also, Safety Math
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I remember I ended up skipping class one day freshman year because I was looking up illustrations from Richard Scarry books, they made me too happy to go to class. What do people do all day?
Mar 09, 2009
Lisa
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I LOVED Richard Scarry books growing up...they are super busy, and filled with eye candy! Everywhere you look there is something going on :) I have the entire collection to share with my daughter now, and they are really fun to look back on. Some of the images are really dated, ex: record players and tv's with rabbit ears, etc... (which makes it fun for me), but doesnt hurt the story at all! My daughter is 2 1/2 and sometimes i see her just sitting in a corner looking thru all the pages on her o
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Dec 20, 2010
Philip
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Only the most awesomest book ever! One of my favorites from childhood that I read with my kids. This is why I knew more about stick built construction at age 3 than most people in America.
May 18, 2011
Jenny
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the detail and interest in every corner of every page is remarkable! it will open kids' interest in all the variety of things that are going on in the world around them
Apr 14, 2009
Jessica
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This book was a gateway drug to my son, who now spends half his time poring over (and creating) detailed cross-sections and schematics. And Lowly Worm, too!
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Nov 02, 2011
Lisa
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This is the first book my oldest read to himself- he's 21 now, he always has a book with him. The love of reading is a wonderful gift!
Sep 01, 2011
Kathy
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Having read Richard Scarry's books growing up, I enjoy sharing them with my own children. Definitely a must-read children's author!
Jul 20, 2010
Emmanuelle
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One of my toddler son's favorite books ever. He learned a lot about how the world works and people live their lives.
Jan 28, 2010
Winddancer
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Anything Richard Scarry is wildly fabulous in my son's opinion. This one has got to be his most requested book ever....
