How will she play her song for him?įull of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves.įascinating, brave, and tender.a triumph. In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book.
In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl's connection. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to sing to him! But he's three thousand miles away. Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly: 9781524770266 : Books.
When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. She goes to a mostly-hearing school, so she spends her days away from her fellow deaf friends, trying to effectively communicate with the kids around her who dont know sign language. In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.įrom fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. Title: Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly Reading level: middle grade Synopsis: For Iris, 12 is a tough year.
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