7.6 /10 1 Votes
4.1/5 Barnes & Noble Publisher Doubleday Pages 230 OCLC 57692822 Country United Kingdom | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 4 November 2004 ISBN 978-0-385-40980-3 Originally published 4 November 2004 Page count 230 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Children's literature, Fantasy Nominations Carnegie Medal, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Similar Works by Philip Pullman, Children's literature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The scarecrow and his servant
The Scarecrow and his Servant is a children's novel by Philip Pullman, first published in 2004. It tells the story of a scarecrow who comes alive after being struck by lightning and sets out on a quest with Jack, an orphan he hires as his servant. As he goes on his quest he tries to reach Spring Valley to claim it for his own.
It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award in 2005, as well as being shortlisted for the 2004 Carnegie Medal. According to the author's website, the book is being adapted by BAFTA winning writer Danny Brocklehurst and turned into a film by Aardman.
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