{"product_id":"sparrow-girl-hardcover","title":"Sparrow Girl - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Pennypacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYoko Tanaka\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Sara Pennypacker.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Pennypacker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003ePax\u003c\/i\u003e, the Clementine series and the spinoff series Waylon, and the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eSummer of the Gypsy Moths \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHere in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. She invites you to visit her online at sarapennypacker.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoko Tanaka\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eDandelion's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator of novels and picture books including \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheodosia and the Last Pharaoh\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrincessland\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London and invites you to visit her online at yoko-tanaka.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.7 x 9.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bluebonnet Awards (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e West Virginia Children's Book Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sparrow Girl\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53096654504160,"sku":"9781423111870","price":21.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/8sb_NHqHg09781423111870.webp?v=1781677225","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/sparrow-girl-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}