5/20/2023 0 Comments A song for a whale book![]() ![]() The author’s 25 years of experience of sign language teaching and her connection with the Deaf community shine through. ![]() Although Iris’ decision to travel to Alaska without her parents’ permission is decidedly reckless, she thankfully has a partner in crime in the form of her grandmother, whose delightfully colourful character we see starting to re-emerge after the tragedy of bereavement. Inspired by a real whale who hit the headlines in 2015, this is a delightful and pacy story told with a tender touch. Using her passion for old radio equipment, she is determined to try to help the lonely whale, named Blue 55. Then, in science class, her curiosity is aroused when their teacher tells them about a baleen whale whose unique 55-hertz frequency means he cannot communicate with other whales. She is also now the only Deaf girl at school and finds school life tedious. Iris misses her friends and her old home on the coast. Twelve-year-old Iris and her family have moved to Texas. ![]()
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