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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1968
What Do People Do All Day?
Written by Richard Scarry
Part of the Richard Scarry series
Discover the bustling world of Busytown's workers and their daily tasks.
64 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In Busytown, every citizen has a role to play. From building houses to flying planes, explore the vibrant lives of these industrious animals. Through detailed illustrations, uncover the tools and processes that keep this lively town running. What secrets lie in the daily grind of Busytown's residents?
From the publisher
An illustrated panorama of the animals of Busytown at work, describing the occupations and activities of many of her citizens through detailed drawings with labels indicating processes and equipment used as they perform their jobs.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 64
- Reading age
- 3–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~511L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
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“This is a classic Richard Scarry book with lots of things to look at on each page. There are lots of examples of workers that kids would enjoy learning about.”
The Notorious RAD
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.4
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 124816
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1968
- First published
- March 12, 1968
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780394818238
- OCLC
- 8680930
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