Sparrow Girl - by Sara Pennypacker (Hardcover)

About the Book

From the author of the acclaimed Clementine series comes a story in which a young girl's compassion inspires a small but powerful act of heroism during China's Sparrow War. Full color.

Book Synopsis

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...

Review Quotes

"A powerful message that one small person can make a big difference."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

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.