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Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?

By Richard Scarry
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Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? is a delightful children's book that explores the daily activities and occupations of the residents in the bustling Busytown. Through engaging illustrations and simple text, young readers learn about various jobs and the roles people play in their community, fostering an understanding of how everyone contributes to making the town function smoothly.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a curious child eager to learn about the world around them. It offers charming illustrations and engaging stories that showcase various jobs and activities, making it a delightful way for young readers to understand what adults do in their daily lives.

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Welcome to Richard Scarry's Busytown! Home to Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Goldbug, and more, precshoolers can tour the town on an adventure of discovery and see what fire fighters, construction workers, doctors, pilots, train conductors, and farmers, do all day! Includes a detailed character map on the end papers!

The Richard Scarry classic is complete-unabridged and in a new trim!

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The Richard Scarry classic is complete—unabridged and in a new trim!

Find out what everyone in Busytown does all day in this Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? classic!

Go on a fun visit to Busytown and discover how everyone spends their days. Full of fun and adventure, this classic picture book will captivate little readers from page to page as they learn how construction workers, firefighters, farmers, doctors, and more help Busytown run smoothly each and every day.

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Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? is celebrated for its detailed and creative illustrations that vividly demonstrate the significance of various jobs, enabling children to understand and imagine the daily activities of different professions.

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ISBN: 9780553520590

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 July 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.

Illustration: FULL COLOR

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 267.0mm

Height: 308.0mm

Weight: 726g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

RICHARD SCARRY is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! In his extraordinary career, 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. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. Richard Scarry was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012.

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