Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day
Book Review: brilliant book for 4 years plus
Summary: 5 Stars
My son loves this book and so do I. Fantastic pictures that you can spend a long time looking at, this book takes you through a voyage on a ship, what firemen do, where wood comes from and how it is turned into boats, furniture etc and much more. I enjoy the fact that this book leads to discussions with my son at bedtime - a change from just reading a story to him.Book Review: Nostalgia IS what it used to be
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this book since I was a child (b. 1970) and have got the pleasure of introducing it to my 2 year old son. He loves it - the pictures are educational but also are done in a fun way - e.g. animals replacing people. There is one chapter that seems very outdated (A mother's work is never done!) but aside from that it is still relevant.
The good things is that there are plenty of pictures telling a story that you can make words up to, and as they get older they will be able to pick up the written words themselves.
Highly recommended - no wonder designer Paul Smith recently mentioned a RIchard Scarry book as his favoutire from childhood
Book Review: good learning source - boys will love it
Summary: 5 Stars
I am homeschooling and this was a good way to introduce topics on Woods + forests, how paper is made, recycling, electricity, rivers and where water in the tap comes from. This is a very informative book, I learnt a lot particularly about electricity and the processing of water. The pictures are very detailed with lots of interesting things going on to maintain their interest in the topics.
Section headings:
Everyone is a worker; Mother's work is never done; A voyage on a ship; Sergeant Murphy of the Busytown police department; Firemen to the rescue; A visit to the hospital; The train trip; Wood and how we use it; Digging coal to make electricity work for us; Building a new road; Water.
My 6 year old says: The pictures were very good, especially the funny parts like when they are all getting on the ship and the bumpy road before they made a new road.
Book Review: A must have book
Summary: 5 Stars
Along with, it seems, the majority of the UK, my children loved all the Richard Scarry books, especially "What do people do all day?". I still have our copies (from the 70's) in the book case but will buy the next generation (the grandchildren) new copies as I can't bear to part with them. I haven't met a child yet who doesn't love this book.
The stories are informative and the illustrations delightful. A real must have book.