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Spider Sparrow

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By Dick King-Smith
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Crown Books For Young Readers)
Spider Sparrow
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Spider Sparrow has always been different from other children. He cant walk like them, he cant talk like them, he cant learn like them. But Spider has a very special gift He can perfectly imitate the sounds of animals, drawing them to him, soothing them. Spider amazes himself when he uses his gift to handfeed a fox. He amazes others when he uses it to save a life. And while Spiders world is sometimes difficult, he lives each day with enthusiasm, joy, and courage. With rich, evocative detail, beloved childrens book author Dick KingSmith depicts an English farming community before and during World War II and celebrates the mark one special boy makes on its inhabitants.

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33413 words33,413 words
176 pages176 pages
Lexile 1100LLexile 1100L
Published 2000Published 2000

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Book ISBN:

9780517800430

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