

Bookwagon loves this book and recommends it highly. It reminds this bookseller of titles such as The Last Bear. Song for a Whale is an inspiring tale of making connections, finding a purpose and moving forward. Therefore, what is Iris’s grandmother to do now? Might this be the moment for Iris to make a plan for three? Iris’s technical skills are superior, while her determination to reach out to Blue 55 cannot be diminished. What’s more like Iris, like Iris’s grandfather, she is deaf. After all, she was the woman who named Iris after the whale found on the beach the day that Iris was born. Without Iris’s grandfather, she has no purpose.

Lynne Kelly (Goodreads Author) (shelved 24 times as whales) avg rating 4.24 10,330 ratings published 2019. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. It seems that the signing there is so slick, that Iris feels lost! What is she to do? Iris’s grandmother is lost too. avg rating 3.53 534,403 ratings published 1851.

Then again, her best friend attends a school for the deaf. Meanwhile in her real life, Iris’s father struggles to communicate with her. In fact, her only friend is her sign language interpreter. Although Iris’s parents insist she attends mainstreamed education, she is lonely. Schneider Family Book Award Winner At its luminous heart, Song for a Whale is a tale about longing for connection and finding it in the most magical and. Somehow his story and isolation, marry with Iris’s feelings. It seems that this young hybrid whale is isolated by his song sung at a different frequency from others of his kind. (Piccadilly) Iris is inspired by the story of Blue 55.
