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  • Richard Scarry
    Richard Scarry
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    His first big success was Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever (1963), which was the first large-format title in his Best Ever educational book series. Its pages are crammed with more than 1,400 labeled illustrations arranged in thematic groupings designed to entertain children as they learn new words. His illustrations…

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    His first big success was Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever (1963), which was the first large-format title in his Best Ever educational book series. Its pages are crammed with more than 1,400 labeled illustrations arranged in thematic groupings designed to entertain children as they learn new words. His illustrations…

    Read More