The Sparrow Who Joined the Family
by Minoru Taketazu
illus. by Kyusoku Iwamoto
An elderly Hokkaido vet who devotes much time and effort to the treatment of injured wild creatures describes how a sparrow whose life he saved rejected all attempts to be returned to the wild and became a member of his family.
Award
1998 THE SANKEI AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
22 x 16 cm, 174 pages, Black-and-white illustrations and colour photograp
First published September 1997
Rights sold: China & Hong Kong
