The Adventures of Sparrowboy
Brian Pinkney
(Author)
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Description
From Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney comes a whimsical, high-flying picture book about a paperboy's fantastical adventure. A young paperboy Henry loves reading the comic strip "Falconman"--the superhero given flying abilities by a magical falcon. Then Henry runs across a sparrow with the same ability and suddenly takes off! Suddenly airborne, he delivers papers from above then realizes a bully is threatening his neighbors. This super-boy knows it's up to him to take the neighborhood under his wing!
Product Details
Price
$8.99
$8.36
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publish Date
July 01, 2000
Pages
40
Dimensions
11.02 X 8.94 X 0.17 inches | 0.39 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780689835346
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Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Martin Rising; In Your Hands; On the Ball; The Faithful Friend; Duke Ellington; and In the Time of the Drums. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net.