Sparrow Girl
Published on 17. February 2009
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-4231-1187-0 (ISBN)
Description
A young girl’s small but powerful act of heroism during China’s “Sparrow War” teaches the value of compassion in this poetic picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Pennypacker.
Sparrows were the enemy of farmers. According to the leader of the country, they were eating too much grain, so he announced a great “Sparrow War” to banish them from China.
But Ming-Li didn’t want to chase the birds away. As the people of her village gathered with firecrackers and gongs to scatter the sparrows, she watched in dismay.
Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...
Sparrows were the enemy of farmers. According to the leader of the country, they were eating too much grain, so he announced a great “Sparrow War” to banish them from China.
But Ming-Li didn’t want to chase the birds away. As the people of her village gathered with firecrackers and gongs to scatter the sparrows, she watched in dismay.
Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Disney Book Publishing Inc.
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 to 10 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
361 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4231-1187-0 (9781423111870)
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Persons
Sara Pennypacker is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pax, the Clementine series and the spinoff series Waylon, and the acclaimed novels Summer of the Gypsy Moths and Here in the Real World. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. She invites you to visit her online at sarapennypacker.com.
Yoko Tanaka is the author-illustrator of Dandelion’s Dream and the illustrator of novels and picture books including The Magician’s Elephant, Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh, and Princessland. She lives in London and invites you to visit her online at yoko-tanaka.com.
Yoko Tanaka is the author-illustrator of Dandelion’s Dream and the illustrator of novels and picture books including The Magician’s Elephant, Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh, and Princessland. She lives in London and invites you to visit her online at yoko-tanaka.com.