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Pennypacker, Sara

Sparrow Girl

40 pp. | Hyperion | February, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4231-1187-0 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. In 1958 China, battle is declared against sparrows--they're eating too much grain. Ming-Li defies the shortsighted directive of "Our Leader" by protecting the birds instead of shooing them from the village. Pennypacker creates a memorable heroine in Ming-Li, who, as a "small girl," is initially discredited. Tanaka is in command of each painterly illustration, some of which hint at the surreal.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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