Richard Scarry's A Day at the Airport (Pictureback(R)) Review

Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Author(s): Richard Scarry

ISBN: 0375812024 EAN: 9780375812026
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 24
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

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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.

User Submitted Richard Scarry's A Day at the Airport (Pictureback(R)) Reviews

September 22, 2008
Great way to prepare a little one for a trip
I bought this book in preparation for my 2 year old son's first plane ride to grandma's house. We have several Richard Scarry books, so he is used to the chaotic array of images, and this is the book that he goes to several times a day...asking for the plane book.

He picks out new things every time and I often find him sitting on the floor with this book open all on his own. He has started talking about "plane to gramma's" pointing at the same plane every time. He then walks over and points to a picture of his gramma. If nothing else, it was a great way to help him make logical sense of the fact that his grandparents are far away. When he wants to think about them, all he has to do is pull out this book to remember the plane ride to their house.

Cute book, and great teaching value for the bargain price.

June 2, 2008
More than a story
My dd and I had fun looking at the great typical Ricahrd Scarry pictures, and then also enjoyed following along in the pictures to see where one man's hat has ended up after it blew away @ the airport. We have read it many times and she still likes the "searching".

May 22, 2008
Son who loves aircraft can't get enough
My son loves any aircraft since his father is a pilot so this book is great. It takes some kids on a tour through an airport and all of it's parts (mind you they do it in an airplane themselves)teaching a lot about the ahppenings. Scarry always entertains.

May 12, 2008
The book was alright
I thought the book was alright, it was too busy for me. I wish it had more than one story like the other Richard Scarry's books.

February 12, 2008
Filled with delightful action and fun!
This is wonderful in classic Richard Scarry fashion. Kids never tire of exploring the fabulous illustrations that exhaust every possible bit of activity! Even non-readers will continue to enjoy it on their own after hearing the story from you.

There's great opportunity for vocabulary development here, and as an added bonus, Richard Scarry's A Day at the Airport is absolutely guaranteed to give his young fans a new excitement about travel. Parents will be sure to enjoy that on the next family trip.

January 14, 2008
Best Book for vocabulary building
Find Lowly Worm on every page! This is a game we play when we read any of Richard Scarry's books. Scarry illustrates his books with so many interesting things so that teaching new vocabulary words to a baby or toddler is easy and fun. Entertaining and educational - you can't go wrong with Richard Scarry and Lowly Worm!

December 6, 2007
My son Loves this book
This book has so many great pictures and a cute story. My son is 23 months and learned so much about the planes and the airport. He also seemed to pick up more vocabulary as we went over the terminal and other areas of the airport. Highly recommend!

October 27, 2007
Very cute book
This is such a cute Richard Scarry book. It not only takes a tour of the local airport, but it also stresses that there ARE things to do on a rainy day! The ending is quite cute and throughout the tour, it does show children what happenes in an airport. The pictures are so well done and it's a well-loved book in this house. Recommend!

September 5, 2007
Cute Pics, Lame Story
As in all Richard Scarry Books, this one has really cute and kooky pictures, but I was highly disappointed with the storyline. A Day at the Firestation is SO much better!

November 13, 2006
Confusing but amusing
My 1 1/2 yr old laughs but I don't think it's bc the airplane is inside the airport. This RS I would not buy along w/ the bedtime stories one. The ULTIMATE RICHARD SCARRY is the Splish Splash Sounds book. Please and Thank You is really good too. There's some RS author controversy out there -something about the books not all being truly written by the RS author...

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