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Title details for Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker - Available

Sparrow Girl

by Sara Pennypacker
Yoko Tanaka
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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...

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.7
  • Lexile® Measure:590
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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