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I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth
Contributor(s): Polacco, Patricia (Author), Polacco, Patricia (Illustrator)
ISBN: 069811857X     ISBN-13: 9780698118577
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1999
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Annotation: "We could all fly once. We just forgot how. If we'd think hard enough, we'd remember".

Fondo is an orphan. His life is sad and lonely -- until he meets Stephanie Michele. She takes care of the geese who live on the shore of Lake Merritt, and when Fondo shows up there one day, she lets him help. Before long they are a team, working side by side. They are kindred spirits -- they both love the little blind goose who lives by the lake, and they both can hear the sun. But now the geese are preparing to fly south for the winter, and Fondo says that they've invited him to join them. It seems impossible, but sometimes faith and hope are enough to accomplish a miracle.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Ducks, Geese, Etc.
Dewey: E
LCCN: 95032091
Lexile Measure: 530
Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.52" W x 10.96" (0.37 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 111067
Reading Level: 3.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say.

Fondo's life is sad and lonely until he meets Stephanie Michele. She takes care of the geese who live on the shore of Lake Merritt, and when Fondo shows up there one day, she lets him help. But now the geese are preparing to fly south for the winter, and Fondo says that they've invited him to join them. Is hope enough to accomplish a miracle? Patricia Polacco masterfully intertwines themes of friendship, homelessness, and faith to create a beautiful modern myth.