Sparrow Girl

Sparrow Girl

Title: Sparrow Girl
Author: Sara Pennypacker
Illustrator: Yoko Tanaka
Publisher: Hyperion Books (2009)
ISBN: 978-1423111870
 
In 1958, the Chinese government ordered the eradication of all sparrows. They were blamed for destroying the nation’s wheat crop, but their disappearance brought on a plague of locust. Ming Li, a compassionate and determined girl, rescues seven sparrows. She cares for, then frees the birds, saving her village from a devastating famine.
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Sara Pennypacker Website: Sparrow Girl background information
Scholastic: Sara Pennypacker Discusses Sparrow Girl
Beyond the Bookends: Sparrow Girl Lesson Plan
Lifehack: 10 Things To Remember If You Want To Raise Your Kids To Be Open-minded
TES Teach: Open-Mindedness Resources
Everyday Family: 6 Ways You Can Teach Your Child Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance: How are we the same and how are we different from each other? Learning Plan
British Council: How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls
National Union of Teachers: Boys’ Things and Girls’ Things
Yoko Tanaka Official Website
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