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    The Wren and the Sparrow
    The Wren and the Sparrow
    The Wren and the Sparrow
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    The Wren and the Sparrow

    By J. Patrick Lewis

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    An old man, known as the Wren, plays his hurdy-gurdy, and with the help of his student, the Sparrow, brings hope and inspiration to the people of a small Polish town. A beautifully illustrated Holocaust fable by US Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2015
    ISBN9781512496673
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    J. Patrick Lewis

    J. Patrick Lewis has published more than 85 children's picture/poetry books to date and is a former Children's Poet Laureate (2011–2013). He lives in Westerville, Ohio.

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