Sparrow Girl

by Sara Pennypacker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423111877
• ISBN13: 9781423111870
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3