num_pages: 32
description: Wishing a better life for her family, Ary, a poor Cambodian girl, longs to buy a bird from the bird lady and set it free. According to tradition, the bird will carry her wishes into the wide open sky, where, they will be fulfilled.
language: English
title: The Caged Birds of Phnom Penh
titlecomplete: The Caged Birds of Phnom Penh
genres: Picture Books, Asian Literature, Childrens, Cultural
ratings_count: 46
places: Cambodia
publisher: Holiday House