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Nervous about starting school, Billy spends time talking to the birds that gather around the feeder in his yard. There he finds the "smallest, grubbiest, weediest, most dusty" sparrow and nurses it back to health. Before going to school, he releases it, saying, "You have to learn to take care of yourself-just like me." That day he makes a friend, tells his classmates about the bird, and ends up with the biggest smile around. The story finishes on an optimistic note for both the boy and the bird. The artwork is done in Catherine Anholt's familiar style-watercolor-and-ink cartoons featuring full, rounded, mostly smiling faces. The illustrations show Billy's drawings, school supplies, classroom surroundings, and finally, the boy's friends. This is a good book to dissipate children's fears about starting school and to show that the classroom can be just as enjoyable as home.

小阿力要上学啰！小阿力好兴奋,可是又有点儿担心。万一在学校迷了路？万一交不到新朋友？怎么办？他也害怕自己可能会忍不住哭泣，他真不想离开妈妈到陌生的环境去。这时候，一只小麻雀让小阿力改变了想法……就像一只长大了必须离巢飞向广大世界的小鸟一样，小阿力还是去上学了，而且他发现，学校还是一个很有趣的地方喔！