Sparrow Girl

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 said. 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, Ming-Li held her ears and watched in dismay. The birds were falling from the trees, frightened to death Ming-Li knew she had to do something -- even if she couldn't stop the noise. Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 02/01/2009
ISBN: 9781423111870
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.70h x 9.32w x 0.34d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: 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

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