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In 1868, John Bardsley, an immigrant from England, brought one thousand sparrows from his home country back to Philadelphia, where he hoped they would help save the trees from the inch-worms that were destroying them. Based on a true story.
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1 edition- Other · English · 2003Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux · 9780374371395
FictionHistoryJuvenile fictionSparrowsImmigrantsChildren's fictionSparrows, fictionPhiladelphia (pa.), history, fiction