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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 12
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English
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The substitute teacher, Mr. Tough, has a very special field trip for the class: to the ancient Stone Circle. But the field trip is less than perfect when his entire class disappears. The kids have found a way into a series of ancient caves and they realize the Stone Circle used to be someone's home. When Mr. Tough finds them he's delighted. They've solved the mystery of the Stone Circle. / the mayor of New York can't believe it. It's Christmas and...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 9
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English
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While Miss Honey's on vacation, Mr. John Tough is the class' substitute teacher, and boy does he work the kids hard - so hard that they don't like him very much. But, at the end of the week, they find out what he's been up to. They're going on an archeological dig to find fossils and dinosaur bones. The kids realize it was a good thing he worked them so hard and are happy to use all their new skills. / Imhotep is so busy designing a monument to honour...
3) The Busy World of Richard Scarry - Season 2: High Flyers / Steamboat Mystery / The Best Waiters Ever
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 5
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English
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A mystery involving a steamboat takes place and new waiters come in.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 12
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English
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Mr. Shaggy Sheepdog is going to close his amusement park, even though Benny, Harry, and Wolfgang think all the amusement park needs is some new paint and a good sweep. They set out to fix up the place, but to save Harry from a runaway roller coaster, Benny and Wolfgang end up making a new ride. And when word gets around, Mr. Sheepdog learns he's got a fun park after all. / Bump and Thump, our very inventive Cave Pigs are back in an all-new adventure...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 5
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English
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Miss Honey's new school project on what jobs your parents do has Huckle worried. He doesn't think his dad's job as a travel agent is very exciting - certainly not like being a police officer or a firefighter. But when Father Cat takes Huckle and Lowly to his travel office, they learn that being a travel agent is a great job, and Huckle and Lowly give the best presentation ever. / Dona Felipa hears about Admiral Columoose's trip across the ocean, and...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 11
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English
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When Huckle has to get his tonsils out, Lowly stays with him in the hospital. / Cucumber and her assistant Pickles are terrified of their new assignment - to get pictures of lions. / All the kids and Miss Honey go up river for a picnic.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 2
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English
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Bananas is doomed to bad luck... or at least that's what he thinks, and he ends up causing himself and Busytown lots of bad luck. Huckle, Lowly, and Hilda try to get Bananas to make his own luck, with the help of a mysterious fortune teller. And when Bananas' luck changes... Busytown's back to normal. / Couscous, the greatest detective in North Africa, is shocked to learn that Pépé le Gangstaire and his gang of dirty rats are to be let out of jail......
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 6
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English
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Huckle and Lowly do their best to get Denys to participate in all the camp events, but he just doesn't think he's good enough to even try. But when Huckle and Lowly's canoe goes out of control, Denys doesn't have time to think - he just acts - and saves his friends. When Denys realizes what he did, he starts to like camp and learns that trying new things can be lots of fun. / Gifts: Piggy Origami's granddaughter tells him of how perfect she wants...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 13
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English
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while playing pirates, Huckle, Lowly, Billy, and Hilda discover a message in a bottle. There's someone out there who's shipwrecked. They tell Mother and Father cat about it, but they think it's just part of the pirate game, so the kids head to Wolf Point Island on their own. Sure enough there's a sailor out there, but when the kids arrive, they are shipwrecked too. So it's a good thing they left a message in a bottle of their own for Mother and Father...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 2
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English
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The Scouts go on a field trip, a lot of pies get stolen and the Cat Family cleans out their garage.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 13
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English
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Everybody's building boats for the big Busytown Regatta, and Mr. Frumble's all excited - he just loves boats. / Schtoompah and his friend Umpah dream of playing music in the town orchestra. / It's the first annual soap box derby and all the kids build marvelous racers - everyone except for Sally.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 9
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English
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On a particularly busy day in Busytown, Mr. Gronkle gets fed up with the hustle and bustle and the NOISE. So he decides to move to the country. Huckle and Lowly are sad to see him go. Busytown just won't be the same without him. But even out in the country Mr. Gronkle's not happy, especially when it rains, so he sneaks back home. And when Huckle and Lowly see someone in his house, they think it's a robber, and that's when things really get noisy....
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 8
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English
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A new friend for Huckle arrives on his street, Couscous catches Peppy and his Dirty Rats by trapping them in an Egyptian pyramid that they are searching for treasure in and Sergeant Murphy gets a deputy.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 4
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English
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Mr. Raccoon is bored with the same old thing everyday so he leaves Mr. Frumble in charge of his restaurant while he goes in search of a change. / Mario wants a gondola so he can paddle romantic couples around Venice, but instead he owns a big clunky melon boat. / Hilda babysits for Pig Will and Pig Won't and she does her best to fill the day with fun, but Pig Won't just wants to sulk.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 1
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English
Description
A game of Knights of the Busytown Round Table ends when Sally doesn't want to be the fair maiden in distress anymore. She decides to build her own castle in the Cat family's backyard, while Huckle and Lowly build one too. Then when Hilda suggests they combine both castles to make a big one, all the kids get to play together and the fair maiden is none other than Hilda Hippo. / Bump and Thump are inventors from pre-historic times, and on this busy...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 1
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English
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Mr. Fixit is delighted with his new invention––a machine that will take him to the center of the Earth, and it's all ready for a solo trip. Except the solo trip ends up being not so solo when Huckle, Lowly, and Mr. Frumble end up tunneling under Busytown. Up on the surface, Busytown is dealing with some serious traffic but now, thanks to the Mole Machine, Busytown's all set for its first ever subway. / The monks in Abbot Thomas' monastery are...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 4
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English
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There's a birthday disaster in Busytown: Kenny and Lynnie are going to throw birthday parties on the same day. Huckle and Lowly want everyone to celebrate together, so they put their plan in to action. And once they get everyone into the same room, it's a big SURPRISE for Lynnie and Kenny who end up having the best birthday ever. / Little Martha wants so much to read books, but they are very rare because they must all be lettered by hand. So when...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 1
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English
Description
Father Cat takes Huckle and Lowly on their first fishing trip hoping it will be as magical as his own. / Couscous is the best detective in North Africa and he's on the trail of Pepe Le Gangster and his "dirty rats." / Sergeant Murphy's got his hands full with runaway imaginations.
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 10
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English
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Abe and Babe haven’t been very good all year long, so they’re sure the bags of coal outside their house are their gifts from Santa. The coal comes in handy, though when the electricity goes out in Busytown. Abe and Babe hand out coal so everyone can cook their Christmas dinners on barbecues. And even if it was Mr. Frumble’s coal, Abe and Babe learn that being nice to others is a fine thing indeed. / Sally has a dream on Christmas Eve and finds...
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Busy World of Richard Scarry volume 3
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English
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Huckle and Lowly experience the life of a firefighter when they 'join the force' for the day. / Manuel breaks his mother's cooking pot so he and his friend Pedro go to the market to buy a new one. / Rudolph Von Fluggel takes Lowly and Huckle in his hot air balloon and they're soon floating over Busytown - but without Rudolph.
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