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Can I read Sparrow Girl on EtoBox?
Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sparrow Girl about?
A young girl's compassion inspires a small but powerful act of heroism during China's Sparrow War in this poetic picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Pennypacker. 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 farmersthey were eating too much grain. 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, she held her ears and watched in dismay. Ming-Li knew she had to do something. Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...
Who reads Sparrow Girl?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sara Pennypacker
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781423111870
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Children'S, History
- Rating
- 4.06 / 5 (420 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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