The Other Way to Listen

With a lot of practice, a young boy learns from his old teacher how to listen to the sounds and songs of the natural world.

When you know "the other way to listen," you can hear the wild-flower seed bursting open. You hear rocks murmuring and hills singing, and it seems like the most natural thing in the world. Of course, it takes a lot of practice, and you can't be in a hurry. Most people never hear these things at all.

This is the story of an old man who had a special way of hearing and of a child who hoped to learn his secrets. Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall have combined their unique, award-winning talents to celebrate the world of nature.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 12/01/1978
ISBN: 9780684160177
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.35h x 8.32w x 0.37d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 43752 / Other Way to Listen
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5