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From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city.

A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved…


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1 author picked Song in the City as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This charming book lets the reader enter into the world of a blind girl who hears the sounds of the city as a song. As the girl teaches her grandmother, the typefaces in the story teach the reader.

You won’t be able to resist reading this book as a song, and as you do so, you’ll gain an appreciation for a new way to experience the sounds of a city.

From Lois' list on pictures about blind children.

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