Richard Scarry's A Day at the Airport (Pictureback(R)) [Paperback]

Richard Scarry (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 24, 2001 | Age Range: 3 - 7 years | Series: Pictureback(R)

Sally, Huckle, and Lowly are supposed to go sailing with Huckle and Sally's father, but it starts to rain. Father says they will have to stay inside and play, but their friend Rudolf von Flugel saves the day when he picks the kids up in his airplane-car and whisks them off to the airport for a fun day of sightseeing. Full of airport fun and "Scarry" mishaps.

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Sally, Huckle, and Lowly are supposed to go sailing with Huckle and Sally's father, but it starts to rain. Father says they will have to stay inside and play, but their friend Rudolf von Flugel saves the day when he picks the kids up in his airplane-car and whisks them off to the airport for a fun day of sightseeing. Full of airport fun and "Scarry" mishaps.

Product Details

• Age Range: 3 - 7 years
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (April 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375812024
• ISBN-13: 978-0375812026
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Children's Books > Transportation

More About the Author

Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER!
His books are always filled with fun, and always filled with fun pictures
which children can pour over again and again and again.
His books have sold many millions of copies around the world, and are
currently published in over twenty languages.
Richard Scarry was born in Boston, Massachussetts in 1919. He was
married to Patricia Scarry, also a children's writer. Their son Huck
carries-on Richard Scarry's work today.
Richard Scarry passed away at his home of Gstaad, Switzerland in 1994.
Whenever asked how old he was, he would always put up one hand and
laugh: " Five!" . And he was always right !

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Will make airports more exciting for your kid July 29, 2003

By Andrius Uzkalnis

Format:Paperback

Apart from the usually brilliant, somewhat old-fashioned classic style of Richard Scarry, this book has the added value of being a brilliant travel companion. If you spend a lot of time in airports, you'll be pleased that your child will view the same old routines - check-in, security, boarding - with a lot more informed interest.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My 2-year old adores this book August 1, 2004

By Customer

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I bought the book for our first airplane trip. Since then, my 2-year old asks to read it again and again and will even spend time on her own purusing it. Because of all the detail, it is a great book to keep a child busy on a flight/trip. Unlike the older Richard Scarrys, it shows males and females in non-traditional roles, which is a nice plus.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My 2 year old daughter LOVES this book! January 27, 2003

By Shannon Swift

Format:Paperback

Everytime we read this book about the airport, she notices something new. She points everything out to me and wants to read it over and over and over again.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!! August 8, 2005

By Florence H. Lloyd

Format:Paperback

Great book for child's first flight! Excellent conversation piece for child to describe what she saw and did. The book didn't miss a thing about the airport! Child still loves to read it!!!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Counterfeit Scarry? April 3, 2010

By LER

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My family loves Scarry. I spend probably 40 percent of my day reading Richard Scarry books to my 17 month old, because that's what he loves doing . I feel like I could find Richard Scarry in a parade, in the dark, with my eyes closed. Something about this book just ain't right. The drawings are sloppy and crowded. They don't obey the laws of physics. Huckle's dad looks like a knockoff. The colors are wrong... and lastly, the story just doesn't sound like it's written by the S-Man himself. Huckle never says, "Wow!" Sorry... we love airplanes but this book is creeping me out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Richard Scarry is a favorite! November 28, 2012

By Karen Vaughn

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How I love his books and have fond memories of reading them to my daughters. As a teacher, I love that he includes the words for items pictured so children can learn to read and spell them. His characters are always charming and of a great visual variety showing children that the world is made up of many "people" of a variety of descriptions.

I liked this story because the family found a different activity when the weather spoiled the one they had planned. This teaches creative thinking and that the airport can be an interesting place to visit. As a child in the 1940's, airplane travel was a new thing. We went to the airport as a family every time my dad flew in or out on company business just to see what happened. People are too used to experiencing things second hand from watching TV or movies. Being present can be exciting and inspiring!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun little book June 10, 2013

By D. OPPENHEIM

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My 4 year old son enjoys me reading this book to him and I enjoy reading it to him. A lot going on in the book to keep it interesting. It's got a cute little story, too, although I don't understand how a bratwurst balloon crashing into a house is a good thing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected January 29, 2013

By A. Brown

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book was not what I expected. The book is very silly and unreal, nothing real about airports. Also the quality was very poor as some pages were cut wrong and the pictures do not match. Some of the writing is cut off on the bottom quarter of the print.