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What Do People Do All Day?

by Richard Scarry · 1967

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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.

Genre
humor
Themes
childhoodanimals
Setting
1960s
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 64 pages

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