Sparrow Girl
Sparrow Girl
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Sparrow Girl

Written by Sara Pennypacker & illustrated by Yoko Tanaka
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$16.99
$15.97
5 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
40
Words per page
AD590L
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Feb 17, 2009
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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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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781423111870
    Publication Date
    February 17, 2009
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 8 years
    Lexile® Level
    AD590L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    128145
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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