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Richard Scarry's classic title, What Do People Do All Day? is packed with pictures and things to spot on every page, this classic book brings the world of Richard Scarry to a new generation of readers. What do people do all day? Everyone is busy in Busytown - from train drivers to doctors, from mothers to sailors, in police stations and on fire engines. Follow a colourful collection of busy people working through their busy days. Captain Salty and his crew are getting ready to go on a voyage; Doctor Lion is busy at the hospital; Sergeant Murphy is working hard to keep things safe and peaceful; and engineers are building new roads. Another busy day in Busytown!Product details
Age Range: 4 and up
Grade Level: Preschool and up
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books (March 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007353693
ISBN-13: 978-0007353699
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.5 star See all reviews (335 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,531,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#57616 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life
More about the author
Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! Generations of children all over the world have grown up spending hours poring over his books filled with all the colorful details of their daily lives. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. For himself, whenever he was asked how old he was, Scarry would always put up one hand and laugh, saying, "five!"
In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated over 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. His books have sold over 100 million copies around the world, and are currently published in over twenty languages. Richard Scarry, Jr., also an illustrator, carries on his father's work today under the name of Huck Scarry. He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Society of Illustrators in 2012.Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Born in Boston in 1919, Richard Scarry's drawing talent led him to study at the Boston Museum School. He began his career in New York City as an illustrator and freelance artist, and in 1963 he published his first book, The Best Word Book Ever, which became an international best-seller.
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5.0 star
Unabridged version re-released (July 2015)
ByWilliam Edisonon January 20, 2015|Verified Purchase
Amazon shows a new edition of What Do People Do All Day? being released on July 14, 2015:
http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Scarrys-What-People-All/dp/0553520598/ref=tmm_hrd_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1421776029
Details indicate that the new edition will be 96 pages long, so (fingers crossed!) perhaps the publisher is re-releasing the original unabridged version. I'm not sure, but I've pre-ordered my copy.
UPDATED 07/14/2015:
Received the new version in the mail today. It's 95 pages long, so I presume this finally is the unabridged version people have been asking for for so long. Huzzah!
4.0 star
Still awesome.
ByR. Cateon October 2, 2016|Verified Purchase
I had this when I was 4 and gave it to my oldest daughter when she turned 4, some 15 years ago.
I got this one for my youngest and she's loving it as much as I and my oldest did. The only thing that bothers me is that it's abridged.
Not sure why there has to be an abridged version of this classic for little ones, but it's still awesome, just a little less so.
5.0 star
Everyone is a Worker
ByPB&Lon April 8, 2015|Verified Purchase
I bought this book on a whim and was pleasantly surprised. The book is divided into different jobs that people have such as baker, farmer, construction worker, etc and emphasizes the importance of each job and its necessity to make a community work well together. Each section/story has detailed pictures and descriptions that explain, step-by-step, the process of how a house is built or how bread is made, or how food is grown and then delivered to the grocery store. The kids love this book and can glean different information/concepts each time it's read to them. My 4 yr old also enjoys studying the pictures on her own, as the pictures are detailed enough to tell the story by themselves.
5.0 star
UK edition -- not abridged (yay!)
ByDevinon April 10, 2014|Verified Purchase
The US edition removes the coal mining, the water, and the mother sections -- the mother section is pretty old-school (sexist and heteronormative) and yes, coal mining is toxic to air and water, but it's fun to read anyway and my kids love these sections; I was glad to find an unabridged edition without playing through the nose for a good condition pre 1970s used US edition.
There are some britishisms in this edition — Daddy Cat (Huckle Cat's dad) is Father Cat; and airplane is spelled aeorplane.
5.0 star
Splendid book!
BySue Reviewson August 1, 2012|Verified Purchase
This book is just wonderful. My son (5) is an emerging reader and it was nice that the title was easy enough to engage him right from the beginning. Each page takes you through the town and all of the different things that people could be doing. The pictures are very captivating in and of themselves. Even without reading the story to my 3 year old he was very interested in all of the little details in the pictures. He kept pointing out things all over the place. The book is really a great way to make little ones aware of different vocabulary words that you would run across in day to day life. We first saw this book at a friends house and she raved about it as well. Our family owns several Richard Scarry books and this one has been one of the best.
Happy Reading!
5.0 star
Even better than busy town
ByZZon June 6, 2013|Verified Purchase
My son (2 yo) started with Busy Town and liked it a lot. But when he read this one, Busy town becomes of less priority. Because this one is not only just one page per scenario but one story per job. Things are flowing, very dynamic. He got a much better sense of how things are handled and where they come from and where they go. This book makes Busy town(also very good, of course) more like a word book. There are certainly some jobs that people no longer do in such old fashion ways. However it is a plus for us. Because, although more sophisticated machines are invented and you can just push a button, the basic mechanism are still the same -- and with machine done all the jobs you as people have not idea how all the things are done. In this book, jobs are dissected step by step and are done by people -- not one big black box and thus the young reader easily see how things work. For example, in "where bread comes from", the author goes from how wheat is harvested to the baking bread in an oven. It is a very charming process for young child -- my son loves the journey of the wheat. Not just buying bread flour in grocery and dumping things in the bread machine -- although he also loves looking into the bread machine and looking at the robotic arm swirling everything:)
5.0 star
Beautiful book, 3 year old and both parents love it
ByAmazon Customeron September 18, 2014|Verified Purchase
Several reviews had expressed their disappointment at fact that this book was abridged. I read them but then realized that the unabridged version is now a collectible and I wasn't ready to shell out that kind of money at the present, so I went ahead and ordered the abridged version.
Verdict: I love this book; I didn't read it in my childhood so I don't know what I'm missing (in the unabridged version) but my three year old absolutely LOVES this book and asks for it again and again at bedtime. we both love the illustrations, the content and how much there is to see and absorb. I was worried that it would be too busy for my toddler (that he'd lose his attention fast) but that wasn't the case at all, he only seemed to want more.
5.0 star
This was one of my children and grandchildren's favorite books. Now great nieces & nephews are getting ...
ByMillie Edwardson March 6, 2017|Verified Purchase
This was one of my children and grandchildren's favorite books. Now great nieces & nephews are getting to enjoy it. I would have preferred for it to be unabridged.
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