Scarecrow Pete [Library Binding]

Mark Kimball Moulton (Author), Karen Hillard Good (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

For ages 4-8. Scarecrow Pete is no ordinary scarecrow! He's a straw-filled dreamer who uses books to transport himself to new places. When a young visitor stumbles upon Pete one sunny summer afternoon, he learns how magical reading can be. Together they devour book after book, meeting classic characters, delighting in new experiences and exploring new lands. This enchanting tale will have readers of all ages reaching for a good book.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. A love of reading is the center of this book, in which a scarecrow shares his passion with a redheaded boy. The young narrator is startled on a stroll through the fields when he comes upon a talking scarecrow with a suitcase by his side. The boy is not a reader, but the scarecrow loves a good book, and fortunately there are some in the suitcase. Before long, the boy is reading Moby Dick, and then the duo moves on to Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, and The Secret Garden. Moulton's text has real problems. A rhyming text is often hard to sustain, and this one, much, much too long, has plenty of opportunity to falter. But the artwork is grand. Using tea-stained papers that give an antique feeling to the art, Good provides a cast of jolly characters, richly drawn. When drawing characters from other books, she manages to give the feel of the original illustrations. This is purposive (and what nonreader would start his reading career with Moby Dick?), but it's hard to find fault with the book-loving message. Ilene Cooper
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About the Author

Mark Kimball Moulton; Illustrated by Karen Hillard Good

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 29 pages
• Publisher: Ideals Publications (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824951514
• ISBN-13: 978-0824951511
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a treasure!, October 10, 2005

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Aloha (Tampa, FL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scarecrow Pete (Library Binding)

I picked this up on a whim at our local bookstore as something to read to my 8 year old son to kill some time in the store. What a surprise! It starts out a little slow, but it is rhymy and the illlustrations are full color, full page, so we kept going. Boy, was I glad we did! It turns out that the scarecrow encourages the boy to read a bunch of classic children's literature over one summer. The message of the book is that books can take you anywhere you want to go - a great advocate for literacy in our sound-byte, instant gratification, video game world. My son decided he wanted to buy and read a classic!! (ironically not one mentioned in the book, but still a classic) The books recommended by Scarecrow Pete include (now these are only a few that I can remember off the top of my head) Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Moby Dick, and more. The rhyming nature and illustrations would appeal to a child younger than one able to read those level of books independently, so I think this is one book that would last several years. A good investment, in my opinion.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 4 year old LOVES this book!, September 18, 2005

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This review is from: Scarecrow Pete (Library Binding)

As always, Mark Kimball Moulton has produced an excellent book! His books are lengthy, yet interesting and beautifully illustrated. My four year old loves Pete and will sit for the glorious 15 minutes of storytime EVERY night. Excellent, excellent, excellent! It encourages kids to read and explore their imaginations. What more could a parent ask for?!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scarecrow Pete, March 20, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Scarecrow Pete (Library Binding)

I read Scarecrow Pete by Mark Kimball Moulton. I liked it and I would recommend this book because the boy didn't find the scarecrow and that part was funny. In the book I read when the scarecrow said to come to him to meet him then the boy found the scarecrow and started to talk to him. This helped convince me that it was a good book.