Sparrow Girl

by Sara Pennypacker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423111877
• ISBN13: 9781423111870
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3