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The Caged Birds of Phnom Pehn
By Lipp, Frederick & Himler, Ronald
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-534-2
- Publisher
- New York : Holiday House, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2001
K-Gr 3 Although she has spent all of her life in Phnom Penh, eight-year-old Ary has heard stories about the green countryside where rice grows and where birds fly free. She dreams about escaping from the polluted city where she and her family live in poverty. One morning, she takes the money that she has earned by selling flowers and goes to the marketplace, intending to buy a bird from the bird lady's cage. According to custom, if the bird flies free, her wish wil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
