{"product_id":"sparrow-girl-9781423111870","title":"Sparrow Girl","description":"\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 \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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePennypacker\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 its 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656284311826,"sku":"9781423111870","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2b3fc1a-f516-43d1-8df5-f2783cedcf0d.jpg?v=1733386483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sparrow-girl-9781423111870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}