What Do People Do All Day?

Paperback and smaller version of a hardback book my wife and then our kids had. We still quote from it years on.

My 5 yo fall in love with it. It is packed with information and full of funny cute illustrations.

My children loved this book when they were little and now my 3.5 year old grandson does too.

I had to get this book, having had it as a young child. It is so humorous even though it’s a little dated socially.

Great educational book for those stuck in at home

Having taken note of the previous warnings about missing stories, I orderd both this and and old second-hand copy.The second hand copy is not as old as some referred to here (it is a 1977 UK edition - published by Collins), but here are the differences between the two:1977 - Hard cover, approx 2 in taller and 1 in wider, serif font (like Times New Roman) for the 'story' text2010 - Paperback, smaller - approx A4 size, sans serif font (a bit like Comic Sans, but with roman rather than script 'a') for the story text and also for the story titles.There were no differences between the stories - both books had:- (Untitled) Introduction to busytown- Everyone is a worker- Mothers's work is never done (I don't know if this is a UK-specific adaption, but throught the text of both 'Mummy' is used)- 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- WaterOverall, I still slightly prefer the old hard-copy style and its font. However, as I am hoping to give it as a gift and it is not missing any content I grew up with, I will be happy to give a fresh new paperback version.

I had this book as a child but the card cover version. I think my wee one was still too young when I gave this to her at 1.5 years as she ripped the pages but might buy a new one once she is older.

Like many of the other reviewers, I had this book as a child, so decided to buy if for my son, who is now 3. He LOVES it, the detail in all the pictures is great, and he loves tracing how all the wheels turn other wheels, and telling me how everything works. It's a fabulous book for a child with an enquiring mind. It's so good, I'm buying a copy for one of his friends for Christmas (having just checked that she doesn't already have it :o) )

Bien

The media could not be loaded.  My 3year old daughter loved the book instantly! It is such a lovely book providing information on so many everyday things. It tells children about varied occupations and jobs.Would highly recommend!!

Tengo este libro, pero en castellano. Es uno de los que guardo como un tesoro, ya que de pequeña era uno de mis favoritos. Me he pasado muchas horas recreándome en los detalles de los dibujos. El libro pasó a manos de mi hermano, que no lo trató muy bien, y lo tengo algo estropeado. No lo he comprado para un niño, sino para mí. Me encanta!!! El inglés no es problema. De hecho, lo recomendaría ahora mismo para que así los niños se inicien con otro idioma. El verdadero valor de este libro no es la narrativa (que es mínima), son las ilustraciones, a las que no le falta ningún detalle. Es una maravilla!!! El libro explica diferentes profesiones: bombero, panadero, constructor, ... y muestra a diferentes personajes ejerciendo dicha profesión, narrando en qué consiste su trabajo. Es muy entretenido y educativo, para mi gusto. Lo recomiendo 100%

Usato tantissimo

Mon garçon le demande tous les soirs... il l'a depuis qu'il a 2 ans. C'est fastidieux à lire, car les histoires sont longues et parfois difficiles à suivre, car leur disposition sur la page n'est pas linéaire. Mais on y apprend mille choses qui passionnent les touts petits- les différents types de camions, de grues, de bulldozers, comment fonctionne un camion de pompiers, etc etc — et il y a mille détails sur la page qui attirent son attention. Le côté prosaïque et factuel des histoire a de quoi ennuyer le parent qui lit, mais eux, ce qu'ils veulent, apparemment, c'est apprendre, apprendre, apprendre.... Vivement qu'il sache le lire tout seul!