Publisher: Random House, December 31, 2019. 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. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to "sing" to him! But he's three thousand miles away. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly: 9781524770266 : Books.
Fascinating, brave and tender, this is a story like no other about a song like no other. Find her online at and on Twitter lynnekelly. She lives near Houston, Texas with her dogs, Abigail and Eloise. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. Schneider Family Book Award Winner A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year 'At its luminous heart, Song for a Whale is a tale about longing for connection and finding it in the most magical and unexpected of places. Song For a Whale received the 2020 Schneider Family Book Award and was named one of the best books of the year by New York Public Library.
But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. 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. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
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