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Zusatztext “This enduring theme has a moral for young and adult alike! making it a perfect choice for parents to share with their children.” — Booklist “This brief! simple story works on a literal level as well as on a metaphoric one. It is illustrated with Lionni’s usual handsome! colorful collages which project well for reading aloud to groups.” — School Library Journal Informationen zum Autor Leo Lionni Klappentext The beloved farming fable from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni! While a farmer tends his field of wheat, six hungry crows watch and wait in a nearby tree. When the wheat ripens, the farmer builds a scarecrow to frighten them off, but these ingenious crows are not so easily scared. Bringing this original fable to life with brilliant collages, Leo Lionni deftly draws parallels between animal and human behavior that children can readily appreciate. And once again he shows us that compromise can work magic. Zusammenfassung The beloved farming fable from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni! While a farmer tends his field of wheat! six hungry crows watch and wait in a nearby tree. When the wheat ripens! the farmer builds a scarecrow to frighten them off! but these ingenious crows are not so easily scared. Bringing this original fable to life with brilliant collages! Leo Lionni deftly draws parallels between animal and human behavior that children can readily appreciate. And once again he shows us that compromise can work magic.
