Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town

Illustrated by Richard Scarry
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Hardcover
$17.99 US
On sale Aug 15, 2000 | 48 Pages | 9780307168030

Travel all around town with this classic Richard Scarry book that introduces little ones to everything that goes on in their community!

Join beloved characters Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and more for a fun day around town! Visit the school, the farm, the post office, Main Street, and many other locations that little ones can find in their very own communities. Readers will also learn about different kinds of professions, such as carpenters, garbage workers, nurses, letter carriers, firefighters, teachers, and more! Children will learn how these people work together to keep the town safe, clean, and running smoothly.

Complete with bold, easy-to-read text and Richard Scarry’s signature vibrant illustrations, Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town is an educational adventure that little ones can see reflected in their daily lives.

Children will also love:
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Farm
Richard Scarry’s Busiest People Ever!
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Boxed Set
Richard Scarry’s Busytown Seek and Find!
RICHARD SCARRY (1919-1994) 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. (Whenever he was asked how old he was, Scarry would always put up one hand and laugh, saying, "five!")

Born in 1919, Richard Scarry was raised and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. After five years of drawing maps and designing graphics for the US Army, he moved to New York to pursue a career in commercial art. But after showing his portfolio to one of the original editors at Golden Books, he found the perfect home for his work. The assignments first given to Scarry tended to be Little Golden Books that featured popular characters of the day, such as Winky Dink, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Smokey the Bear. Eventually, Scarry created his own original characters, such as Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat. But first came Nicholas, a young rabbit clad in red overalls, for the now-iconic classic I Am a Bunny.

In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated more than 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 more than twenty languages. Richard Scarry Jr., also an illustrator, carries on his father's work today under the name of Huck Scarry. Richard Scarry passed away at his home in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1994. He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012. View titles by Richard Scarry

Classroom Activities for Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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Travel all around town with this classic Richard Scarry book that introduces little ones to everything that goes on in their community!

Join beloved characters Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and more for a fun day around town! Visit the school, the farm, the post office, Main Street, and many other locations that little ones can find in their very own communities. Readers will also learn about different kinds of professions, such as carpenters, garbage workers, nurses, letter carriers, firefighters, teachers, and more! Children will learn how these people work together to keep the town safe, clean, and running smoothly.

Complete with bold, easy-to-read text and Richard Scarry’s signature vibrant illustrations, Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town is an educational adventure that little ones can see reflected in their daily lives.

Children will also love:
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Farm
Richard Scarry’s Busiest People Ever!
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Boxed Set
Richard Scarry’s Busytown Seek and Find!

Author

RICHARD SCARRY (1919-1994) 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. (Whenever he was asked how old he was, Scarry would always put up one hand and laugh, saying, "five!")

Born in 1919, Richard Scarry was raised and educated in Boston, Massachusetts. After five years of drawing maps and designing graphics for the US Army, he moved to New York to pursue a career in commercial art. But after showing his portfolio to one of the original editors at Golden Books, he found the perfect home for his work. The assignments first given to Scarry tended to be Little Golden Books that featured popular characters of the day, such as Winky Dink, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Smokey the Bear. Eventually, Scarry created his own original characters, such as Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat. But first came Nicholas, a young rabbit clad in red overalls, for the now-iconic classic I Am a Bunny.

In his extraordinary career, Richard Scarry illustrated more than 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 more than twenty languages. Richard Scarry Jr., also an illustrator, carries on his father's work today under the name of Huck Scarry. Richard Scarry passed away at his home in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1994. He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012. View titles by Richard Scarry

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Classroom Activities for Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)