La Nina de los Gorriones (Hardcover)

from jenniferm14

Sparrow Girl is a historical fiction that tells the story of the courageous Ming Li. During a time where China had declared war on sparrows, Ming Li sets out with her brother to save as many sparrows as she can before they are all dead. This is a great book to introduce children to the history of...

from matthewbloome

This was such a sad story, though the small redemption at the end was at least something. A war on sparrows? How sad.

from liz.mabry

Oh my. I cried a ton at this. Wrenching and uplifting, with spare and beautiful illustrations.

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Wow. To think this was inspired by a true story. I can't quite get my spirit around the illustrations, but the message is simple, powerful, and valuable.

from cassielanzas

Sparrow Girl is a historical fiction picture book about The Sparrow War. Ming-Li's community decides to follow Chairman Mao's plan to kill all of the sparrows to prevent them from eating their crop. Ming-Li and her brother save seven sparrows out of thousands killed. The farmers did not realized ...