Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka

On Sale: Feb 17, 2009
Page Count: 40 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781423111870

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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…

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“A powerful message that one small person can make a big difference.”
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Sara Pennypacker

About the Author

Sara Pennypacker splits her time between Florida and Massachusetts, were she feels lucky to be able to write every day. She is the author of many children’s books, including Waylon! One Awesome Thing and Waylon! Even More Awesome, the New York Times #1 bestseller Pax; seven in the New York Times bestselling Clementine series; two in the Stuart series; Meet the Dullards; Summer of the Gypsy Moths; and Sparrow Girl. Her books have won numerous accolades, including a Golden Kite Award, a Christopher Award, and several children’s choice state awards, and they have appeared on many Best Books of the Year lists. For more information, visit http://www.sarapennypacker.com.

Marla Frazee illustrated Waylon! One Awesome Thing and Waylon! Even More Awesome and all of the books in the Clementine series. She was awarded a Caldecott Honor on two occasions: for All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, and her own A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. She is also the author-illustrator of Roller Coaster, Walk On!, Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert, and The Boss Baby, which inspired a major motion picture. Marla has three grown sons, and works in a small backyard cabin under an avocado tree. Visit her at http://www.marlafrazee.com.

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