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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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Overview

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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In an autumn cornfield, a threadbare scarecrow leaps high into the sky to dance across the darkening landscape. The pastoral evening images evoke a bygone era, and the descriptions of the scarecrow's excursion are both nostalgic and visceral. “He danced past tractor/ In the field,/ Still waiting to/ Bring in the yield.... He danced by barn/ As red as blood/ And two pigs sleeping/ In the mud.” The scarecrow (who has the potential to frighten, though his wide painted smile helps) peers through the window of a solitary farmhouse where a boy—in glowing, soft-focus light—prays at his bedside: “And bless tonight/ Our old scarecrow/ Who guards the fields/ And each corn row,” his prayer launching a closing poetic meditation. “What prayers do scarecrows/ Make to God?/ Of sky and rain,/ And wind and sod?” While such reflections may be too obscure for some, the scarecrow's ethereal movements and Ibatoulline's hazy and atmospheric setting (the azure night sky is especially haunting, as the scarecrow leaps back into his rightful place) will stay with readers. Ages 4–8. (Aug.)
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On a moonlit autumn night, a wild wind blows the clothes off an old scarecrow. He magically stirs, moves, jogs along the cornfield, passes the barn, and comes to the lit farmhouse. Inside he sees a young boy at prayer, asking for blessings on all the farm, including the scarecrow, who must protect the corn crop from the predator crows. The scarecrow, listening, weeps "a pail/ Of painted tears." Reminded of his duty, he dances back to his pole and kneels, praying what prayers, "We'll never know." But back he leaps onto his pole, which "Just fits his soul./For anyone can dance,/ Thought he,/But only I/ Can keep fields free." Yolen's rhymed couplets, although occasionally awkward, vividly evoke the magic of the night and the mystery of the scarecrow, along with the spirituality of the prayers of both child and scarecrow. Ibatoulline's naturalistic double-page illustrations, deftly produced with acryl gouache and watercolors, create a mysterious low key atmosphere in shades of brown and dull blues. The scarecrow dancing against the dark sky with flocks of black crows and his distant flying image through the corn plants are particularly effective. Our emotions are stirred by both the praying child and the tears on the face of the scarecrow. Reviewer: Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781416937708
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
  • Publication date: 8/25/2009
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 219,524
  • Age range: 4 - 8 Years
  • Lexile: AD1000L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 9.20 (w) x 11.20 (h) x 0.40 (d)

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JaneYolen lives in Massachusetts.

John Schoenherr lives in New Jersey.

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  • Posted September 1, 2010

    Beautiful Art, Lacklustered Story

    I got this book for my daughter at our local library. The story was kind of mediocre...the only thing beautiful about the book is the art. It's sad when you pickup a book because the art is awesome, but you are let down by an uninteresting story. This book only works if your child really likes scarecrows or is religious (the story has a boy who prays about the scarecrow).

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 20, 2010

    beautiful children's book

    A thought provoking story with beautiful pictures--great book for all ages.

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  • Posted August 31, 2009

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    A wonderful read-aloud celebration of Fall...exquisitely written and drawn. Unforgettable!

    I work in a Children's Department at Barnes & Noble, and when this book appeared on my shelving cart, I literally gasped at how beautiful it is - and then, when I saw who the writer and illustrator were, I actually hugged the book! It is a wonderful, unexpected collaboration between one of my favorite read-aloud authors Jane Yolen, whose earlier books I've read at Storytime with great response from the kids, and Bagram Ibatoulline, who illustrated another one of my favorite picture books, Kate diCamillo's moving Christmas story "Great Joy." Yolen's story truly makes the scarecrow come alive, and Ibatoulline's illustrations are breathtaking. "The Scarecrow's Dance" will definitely be on my Storytime list for October, and I also am buying a copy to decorate my bookshelf at home.

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