I Can Hear the Sun

Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco

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Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
01 October 1999

Primary & middle schools; Traditional stories (Children's&YA)

From the belovedNew York Timesbestselling author-illustrator ofThank You, Mr. FalkerandPink 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.

By: Patricia Polacco
Illustrated by: Patricia Polacco
Imprint: Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 281mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9780698118577
ISBN 10: 069811857X
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 October 1999
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patricia Polacco(www.patriciapolacco.com) is the belovedNew York Timesbestselling author and illustrator of over fifty picture books. She visits as many as two hundred classrooms in a single year, not only speaking but listening to the hundreds of children that she meets. Grateful for what teachers have done for her, she is also a popular keynote speaker celebrating teachers everywhere. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia's best-known stories.

Reviews for I Can Hear the Sun

Polacco's characteristic illustrations in warm brown, peach, and green capture the vulnerability of the unwanted boy, the beauty of the wild geese, and the solid strength and loving warmth of Stephanie Michele . -- Kirkus Reviews