The Subway Sparrow
By Leyla Torres; Leyla Torres (Illustrator)
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Paperback, 9780374471293, 32pp.)
Publication Date: March 1997
Other Editions of This Title: Prebound
Categories: Social Issues - Values
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An English-speaking girl, a Spanish-speaking man, and a Polish-speaking woman might not be able to converse, but when a sparrow trapped in their subway car needs help, their common concern bridges the language barriers between them.
"Colorful watercolor paintings illustrate this multicultural story. When a sparrow flies into a subway car, a young Oriental girl tries to rescue it. She enlists the aid of a teenage boy, a Spanish-speaking woman, and a Polish-speaking man. The illustrations are filled with wonderful details. . .The brief text, which includes phrases in Spanish and Polish, advances the plot while allowing the illustrations to convey the action. . .A special book." --School Library Journal
"A charming multicultural vignette, ingeniously constructed, nicely paced, and altogether disarming." -- Kirkus Reviews
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