Poldy, a flying scarecrow, and his three bird friends, travel to China where they must solve a number of riddles by carefully looking at the shapes of everyday objects.
A friendly scarecrow with a suitcase encourages a young child to read, and together they explore such classics as "Moby Dick" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Told in rhyming verse.
Describes the familiar human-figured scarecrows and other methods that have been used by farmers throughout history to protect their crops from birds. Includes instructions for making a scarecrow.
As the farm slowly comes to life, each animal stirs and speaks in his own distinctive voice, but the scarecrow says nothing until he discovers a mouse in his pants.
