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Spider Sparrow has always been different from other children. He can't walk like them, he can't talk like them, he can't 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 hand-feed a fox. He amazes others when he uses it to save a life. And while Spider's world is sometimes difficult, he lives each day with enthusiasm, joy, and courage.
With rich, evocative detail, beloved children's book author Dick King-Smith 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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Tom Sparrow is used to caring for orphan lambs, but he had never before stumbled upon a human baby--nor seen one as long and thin as the wailing bundle he discovers in his lambing pen one night. He and his wife Kathie had always wanted a child, but had given up years ago. When this little boy comes into their life, they are delighted to adopt him. As the years pass, John Joseph Sparrow earns the nickname "Spider" from his odd manner of crawling on disproportionately long limbs, proving to be a special boy who never says more than a few words. Because of Spider's peculiarities, the neighboring community is convinced he'll never amount to much. Instead, they come to appreciate Spider's unique talents for imitating and communicating with animals, his dedicated work as "crowstarver," his courageous, joyful approach to life, and his large heart. Young readers will cheer at Spider's successes, ache when he cries, and grin when he breaks into his customary lopsided smile.
Set in an English farming community before and during World War II, Spider Sparrow reflects Babe: The Gallant Pig author Dick King-Smith's own history as a veteran of that war and a farmer in Gloucestershire. The story of a boy who is different gaining the respect of a community threads through this vivid portrait of a particular time and place, rich in dialect and detail. (Glossary included.) (Ages 9 to 12) --Karin Snelson
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"Dick King-Smith moves into new territory, showing that he is every bit as able when writing about humans as he is when telling his animal stories. . . . A warm but by no means sentimental picture of life in the English countryside."--The Guardian
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- PublisherCrown Books for Young Readers
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0517800438
- ISBN 13 9780517800430
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
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