Rooster Crows - Hardcover

Scamell, Ragnhild

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068813291X ISBN 13: 9780688132910

Publisher: Tambourine, 1994

Synopsis

To prove that the sun rises in the morning because of his crowing, Rooster bets Bird that he can make the sun come up at midnight

About this title

From Kirkus Reviews

When Rooster boasts that he makes the sun rise every morning, Bluebird tells him he's wrong: ``The dawn chorus of birds does. I sing with them, so I should know.'' This ruffles Rooster's feathers so badly that he boasts that he can make the sun rise at midnight. The challenge is accepted, and in the middle of the night, a crowd gathers to listen to Rooster crow the sun up. His last mighty ``Cockle-doodle-doo'' calls forth a shooting star that lights up the whole sky, scaring Bluebird and Rooster into wishing they hadn't taken things quite so far. When the sun rises the next morning, Rooster, Bluebird, and the dawn chorus crow and sing it up together. As in her earlier books (Solo Plus One, 1992; Three Bags Full, 1993), Scamell's text is loosely based on a moral: Beware of boasting. But she doesn't hit you over the head with it, and her story moves along crisply. Riches's illustrations are beautiful and a little strange, which is effective here--especially when the shooting star appears, frightening all who see it. An imaginative book with strong characters that are ideal for dramatic play. (Fiction/Picture book. 3+) -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

From Publishers Weekly

Boastful Rooster learns his place in the pecking order in this barnyard tale about humility. Since the sun rises each morning just as Rooster crows, the big bird bets the other animals that he can use his obviously superior power to call the sun up at midnight. The nearby birds accept the challenge and wait to see if Rooster will be able to perform the feat. When a falling star appears during a particularly loud cock-a-doodle-doo, the flocks of feathered spectators wonder if nature's balance has been upset, and two take advantage of the occasion to make a wish: Rooster, that he hadn't boasted so much, and a bird bystander, that she hadn't teased Rooster so much. A brilliant sunrise a few hours later sets everything aright. Scamell's (Buster's Echo) text has a slightly biting tone which keeps pace with her haughty, bickering characters. Riches's (Giraffes Have More Fun) vivid palette saturates the pages with rich oranges, greens and blues. The birds' plumage proves an excellent canvas for interesting color combinations as well. Ages 3-up.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Tambourine
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068813291X
• ISBN 13: 9780688132910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Riches Judith
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1