The Scarecrow's Dance
Jane Yolen introduces us to the fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He leaps through the fields until he reaches the farmhouse, where he sees a small light in the window. Inside, a boy is saying his prayers, and he offers up a special prayer for the...
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Jane Yolen introduces us to the fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He leaps through the fields until he reaches the farmhouse, where he sees a small light in the window. Inside, a boy is saying his prayers, and he offers up a special prayer for the corn that will be harvested in the morning. Humbled, the scarecrow knows what he has to do: He returns to the field and watches over the corn as only he can. Masterfully told, with illustrations by award winner Bagram Ibatoulline, this book has all the makings of a new classic.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781416937708 (1416937706)
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
This was a book with very beautiful illustrations, and a lovely poem. The kids were very enthusiastic about the whimsical and somewhat magical nature of this book. Toward the end, though, the poem became became a bit abstract, no, philosophical and even spiritual. Toward the end it definitely fel...
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