03018cam a2200565 i 4500 1162403343 TxAuBib 20210712120000.0 180625s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781524770242 1524770248 9781524770235 152477023X (OCoLC)1041761635 YDX eng YDX BDX OCLCQ NZLEP NFR ZVR OCLCO M$K OCLCO DWP TEU YZS OKX OCLCQ OCLCO TxAuBib rda KELLY, LYNNE. SONG FOR A WHALE. [Place of publication not identified : DELACORTE, 2019. 304 pages ; 210 x 140 mm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the 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. Twelve-year-old Iris has never let her deafness slow her down. A whiz at fixing electronics, she has always felt at home in the world of wires and vacuum tubes. School, on the other hand, isn't so simple. Iris is the only Deaf student in her classes, and she finds herself frustrated by the way people interact with her deafness, whether it's her teacher talking down to her or an overly helpful classmate signing childlike ASL in her face. During science class, Iris learns about Blue 55, the loneliest whale in the world. Saddened by the animal's inability to speak to other whales, Iris uses her tech skills to come up with a plan to communicate with Blue 55. One small problem: the whale is swimming off the coast of Alaska, nearly three thousand miles from Iris's Texas home. But nothing will stop Iris, and with her Deaf grandmother by her side, she sets out on a trip to meet Blue 55 and make sure he's finally heard. 20210712. Deaf Juvenile fiction. Deaf Fiction. Deaf. People with disabilities Juvenile fiction. People with disabilities Fiction. People with disabilities. Whales Juvenile fiction. Whales Fiction. Whales. Automobile travel Juvenile fiction. Automobile travel Fiction. Automobile travel. Grandmothers Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers Fiction. Grandmothers. A.R. 5.3. Reading Counts: ORANGE. JUVENILE FICTION Animals Marine Life. JUVENILE FICTION Family Multigenerational. JUVENILE FICTION Science & Nature Environment. JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Marine Life. Children's stories. Fiction. Juvenile works. KXMJG