Join the Busytown friends to learn lots of everyday words, illustrated in Richard Scarry’s signature style, this book is packed with hundreds of names for objects familiar and new, grouped by subject, occasion and theme. From colours and numbers to animals, vehicles and so much more, this is a wonderfully entertaining way to expand a chid’s knowledge of the world. Born in Boston in 1919, Richard Scarry’s drawing talent led him to study at the Boston Museum School. He began his career in New York City as an illustrator and freelance artist, and in 1963 he published his first book, The Best Word Book Ever, which became an international best-seller.