![]() ![]() (Pg 117-118) – “I wanted to tell Dad that I could hear the whales, just not in the same way he did. I hadn’t thought that reaching out to Blue 55 would help me reach out to Dad, too.” Iris goes on a journey, not only to find Blue 55 but a journey of self-discovery too. How does she change by the end of the book? Why doesn’t her mother want her to switch schools? She would rather go to Bridgewood Junior High, where there is a larger deaf community. Iris is the only deaf student at her school. What did you think about the part of the book where Iris asks the music class for help? Do you think this could have been a turning point for Iris? Why do you think Iris is so determined to have Blue 55 hear the song she wrote? What makes Blue 55 different from other whales? Any guesses about why Blue 55 sings differently? Tell me a couple of the facts that you learned? ![]() We learned a lot about whales in this book. Let’s talk science! What is Acoustic Biology? Frequency? Oceanography? What is this book about? What are the main themes? ![]()
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