I Can Hear the Sun
By (Author) Patricia Polacco
Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.
1st October 1999
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage / traditional st
Paperback
32
Width 216mm, Height 281mm, Spine 4mm
176g
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.
"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
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.