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The Scarebird
Story Stats
Rating:
4
Grade Level:
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
Page count:
6
Categories:
Friendship
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Author
Sid
Fleischman
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Appeared in
Cricket Magazine Vol 15, Num 3, Nov 1987
Story Summary
A lone farmer starts talking to his scarecrow as though it were a friend, until an orphaned boy shows up looking for work and offers the farmer real friendship.