Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University | Subway sparrow (Gorrion del metro)

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Keywords

american, birds, caring, communication, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, goal setting, helping, hispanic, multicultural, nonverbal communication, polish, problem solving, rescue, sparrow, train, transportation, verbal communication

Title

Subway sparrow (Gorrion del metro)

Description

When a sparrow flies on the D train, four people help figure out a way to get the sparrow off the train. The problem is that the four people on the train speak different languages. The teens on the train speak English, a man speaks Spanish, and a woman speaks Polish. Through various forms of communicating, the four of them come up with a strategy to help the sparrow.

Author

Torres, Leyla

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Illustrator

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1993

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Amy Brumbaugh, 1995

Citation

Torres, Leyla, “Subway sparrow (Gorrion del metro),” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed June 4, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/7881.