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| I Can Hear the Sun (Picture Puffins) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 64659
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.2
ISBN: 069811857X
EAN: 9780698118577
ASIN: 069811857X
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Fondo, who lives in a settlement house, is befriended by the park animal keepers, so, when the settlement house decides to send Fondo away, he, with the help of a blind goose, manages to escape, renewing everyone's faith in miracles.
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A timeless tale of love between humans and animals January 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This story of love between a boy and a blind Canada goose is a beautiful one and sadly, a connection that society is destroying with lies. We need to seek to connect with animals again because our lives depend on it; this world needs love, not hatred, not war. I highly recommend this book for all ages!
wonderful, uplifting story April 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful book, very moving and life-affirming. I would recommend this to anyone; young or old. The illustrations are very charming and heart-felt as is the story. This is what a children's book should be: timeless, personal yet universal in its themes of love, hope
and kindness. This is a book for all the dreamers in the world, and those
for whom compassion and gentleness is a way of life.
Yes, Stephanie is real in all ways. May 24, 2000
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
As an elementary school librarian, I had the pleasure ofintroducing this treasure to many classes the last few years. All ofthe above reviews are valid for me. While discussing how unique each person is, I always get asked about Stephanie. I promised the students I would go to Lake Merrit and look for her, see if she truly exists and if so, if she's still there. Yesterday (5/22/00) was the magic day. She and Ms. Polocco have been close friends for years, and it was right that the author write about the warmth of Stephanie's character. I could not have been welcomed more graciously, and Stephanie, on her own time, will be meeting with the students at my school. I also learned that the other main character, Fondo, is connected with Ms. Polacco's nephew to whom the book is dedicated. If you can take only one fiction (?) book with you on a desert island, each time you reread this, you will have new joy in your heart.
Great book for literature circles December 12, 1999
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is a great book for starting discussions in literature circles. It pairs nicely with other picture books like Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting and Way Home by Libby Hathorn (unfortunately out of print). Paula Fox's chapter book "Monkey Island" also connects nicely.
This is a book that really can reach your heart. November 11, 1999
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I use this book in my classroom where I work with kids who have ADHD and other learning diabilities. I first discovered this book while searching for another by the same author. My daughter and I sat in the floor and read it. She is a child who has never felt like she fits in. She said that Fondo was like her. When Fondo miraculously finds his place in life I told her that all of us have a place in this world, it just takes some of us longer to find it. The other day I read this book to my class, sharing the same message with them. I noticed a girl crying afterwards. She raised her hand and said, "This book tells me that there is hope for me. I can belong somewhere." Now, there is no way that the kids in my class see her as they did before. They have reached out to her. This book has an important message for us all.
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