Song for a Whale  

【無聲、寂寞與孤單，越洋的距離之外】

12歲的伊莉絲在班上是唯一一位聽障兒童，從小就聽不到聲音的她只能靠手語與他人溝通，偏偏身邊這群「正常」小孩，沒人看得懂手語，因此伊莉絲備感孤單。當她在自然課讀到深海裡那隻55赫茲鯨魚的故事，她馬上深深地感同身受，自己與55赫茲鯨魚的連結，沒人聽得懂他們在說什麼。

55赫茲鯨魚因與其他同類唱著不同頻率的歌，因此其他鯨魚聽不到他的聲音，沒有鯨魚回應他的歌聲，被自然科學家稱為全世界最孤單的鯨魚。伊莉絲完全理解這種感受，擅長機械科技，時常在維修電腦與舊錄音機的她，馬上就想出一個計劃。要如何讓4800公里以外的深海鯨魚聽到她的呼喚呢？製作55赫茲的歌，傳送給遙遠大海裡的不同物種，已經好久沒再歌唱的鯨魚是否能收到訊息，他們能否再次聽見鯨魚歌唱？

In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to "sing" to him! But he's three thousand miles away. How will she play her song for him? Full of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves. "Fascinating, brave, and tender...a triumph." --Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan