# Song for A Whale

**Author:** Lynne Kelly
**Grade range:** Grades 4–7
**First published:** 2019
**Page count:** 211
**ISBN-13:** `9781848126923`
**ISBN-10:** `1848126921`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/song-for-a-whale
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A stirring and heart-warming tale of a young deaf girl who is determined to make a difference, the perfect read for fans of Wonder. Iris was born deaf, but she's never let that define her; after all, it's the only life she's ever known. And until recently she wasn't even very lonely, because her grandparents are both deaf, too. But Grandpa has just died and Grandma's not the same without him. The only place Iris really feels at home anymore is in her electronics workshop where she loves taking apart antique radios. Then, during a science lesson about sound waves, Iris finds out about a whale who is unable to communicate with other whales. The lonely whale awakens something in Iris. She's determined to show him that someone in the world knows he's there. Iris works on a foolproof plan to he

## Where this book is assigned

### Schneider Family Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2020 Schneider Family Book Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Family_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2020 Schneider Family Book Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Family_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 6th grade — [source: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2020 Schneider Family Book Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Family_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 7th grade — [source: Schneider Family Book Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2020 Schneider Family Book Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Family_Book_Award)

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