|  | Author: Richard Scarry
Creator: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Golden Books
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 1553
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 10.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0307168034
Dewey Decimal Number: 331.702
UPC: 033500168031
EAN: 9780307168030
ASIN: 0307168034
Publication Date: August 15, 2000
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 I'm so sick of reading this book... November 19, 2006
B. Dineen (Cleveland, OH)
I'm ashamed to admit it, but I hide it from my daughter sometimes. She loves this book and I am so sick of reading it to her:) She also likes to count the cats or count the pigs or Lowly Worms throughout the book.
 busy, busy town March 15, 2006
James S. Lieberman (Scarsdale, NY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
a great children's book that my children loved and now my grandchildren love it. Richard Scarry knows how to teach children about their world with a combination of words and illustrations.
Great Classic! May 26, 2005
MJ (in the great USA)
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous classic childrens book. Still the same captivating drawings as when I was a kid.
Shame on the "gender" battle people. There are some things men do better the women, and vice versa. That is why we are so different! Richard Scarry does a another great job of challenging and teaching children. I'm sure no book would ever satisfy the feminist view.
Sure, it's sexist... November 15, 2004
Catherine E. Lewis (Arlington, Va United States)
24 out of 39 found this review helpful
While I agree with the Danish reader that sexism is prevalent in this book, the reader should be aware that Richard Scarry died 10 years ago (1994). Later "Scarry" books, as written by Richard Scarry's son, Hank, do reflect current times and attitudes. However, I think Hank Scarry would be hard-pressed to tamper with his father's book, which many people consider a classic. I suggest using this book (as well as Cinderella, Snow White, etc.) as an opportunity to discuss sexism with your children. It's more productive than complaining about the dead on Amazon.
Wonderful, classic children's book August 16, 2004
S. Haus
64 out of 65 found this review helpful
The person who ranted about the anti-feminist leaning of the book must never have opened it! I've got it right here. On the hospital page, there are two doctors-- Dr. Lion is male and Dr. Rabbit is female. The only dentist (looking in Lowly Worm's mouth) is female. In the offices, there is a female writer, and a female banker. There is a female running the book store and another running the candy shop. The postal workers are equally male and female. On the "busy housekeepers" page, the page says that "everyone helps around the house" and shows men and women, boys and girls, cleaning the house. The woodworkers page shows men and women equally, as does the farmer page, the railroad workers page, the supermarket, the airport, and so on. The only pages that lean toward one sex are: the repairmen page (all male), the trucker page (all male) the firefighters page (all male, but come on... it shows them getting out of bed!), the school page (all female teachers).
This is such a great book, perfect for helping children learn words and about all the things around them in their town... it is a classic, and deserves to be. I hate to see its reputation spoiled by one reviewer, who posted twice, and clearly hasn't even looked at the book!!!
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