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Sparrow Jack

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 47 Ratings and 11 Reviews

Book Description
A lively twist on the immigrant story

When John Bardsley leaves England to seek his fortune in America, he finds that his new city, Philadelphia, is crawling with inchworms! No one seems to know how to get rid of them, and the American birds turn up their beaks at the thought of eating any. Recalling his rescue of a very hungry baby sparrow when he was a boy, John comes up with a nov... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100374371393
ISBN-13978-0374371395
Publication Date05/01/2003
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About Mordicai Gerstein (Author, Illustrator) : Mordicai Gerstein is a published author, illustrator, narrator, and a photographer of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mordicai Gerstein include Beauty and the Beast (Unabridged), Th... more
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