Sparrow Girl (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781423111870)

A young girl's compassion inspires a small but powerful act of heroism during China's "Sparrow War" in this poetic picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Pennypacker.

Ming-Li looked up and tried to imagine the sky silent, empty of birds. It was a terrible thought. Her country's leader had called sparrows the enemy of the farmers--they were eating too much grain. He announced a great "Sparrow War" to banish them from China.

But Ming-Li did not want to chase the birds away. As the people of her village gathered with firecrackers and gongs to scatter the sparrows, she held her ears and watched in dismay. Ming-Li knew she had to do something.

Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...

Author: Sara Pennypacker
ISBN-10: 1423111877
ISBN-13: 9781423111870
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.70h x 9.32w x 0.34d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 128145 / Sparrow Girl

Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2009 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2009
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2009 pg. 119
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2009
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 124
Multicultural Review 10/01/2009 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Recommended, Satisfactory