I Can Hear the Sun
Illustrator
Patricia Polacco
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
1998
ISBN
9780698118577
Pages
40 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Stephanie Michelle, who cares for animals and listens to the sun, believes the homeless child, Fondo, when he tells her that the geese have invited him to fly away with them.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Homelessness; homeless child
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
none
Awards
American Booksellers Pick of the Lists, Fall, 1996
Eureka! California in Children's Literature, 2003
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
friendship; geese; lake; blind
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Polacco, Patricia, "I Can Hear the Sun" (1998). Diverse Families. 868.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/868