# The Sound of Silence - Hardcover

by **Katrina Goldsaito** (Author), **Julia Kuo** (Artist)

Do you have a favorite sound? little Yoshio asks. The musician answers, The most beautiful sound is the sound of _ma_, of silence.  
But Yoshio lives in Tokyo, Japan: a giant, noisy, busy city. He hears shoes squishing through puddles, trains whooshing, cars beeping, and families laughing. Tokyo is like a symphony hall!  
Where is silence?  
Join Yoshio on his journey through the hustle and bustle of the city to find the most beautiful sound of all.

### Author Biography

**Katrina Goldsaito**'s favorite sound is the sound of bare feet on tatami mats. In Tokyo, she worked as an on-camera TV journalist and producer for NHK-World, and has written for National Geographic, _The__Christian Science Monitor_, NPR, and _The Japan Times_. She lives near Golden Gate Park with her husband and son, and spends her days eating avocados and working on her first YA novel.

**Julia Kuo**'s favorite sound is _kuk-kuk-kuk_ (the sound an angry squirrel makes). She is the illustrator of _Go, Little Green Truck_ and has created illustrations for American Greetings, the Cleveland Public Library, _The New York Times_, and Capitol Records, among many others. She works from Chicago for most of the year, and from Taipei over the winter.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 8.7 x 11.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 02, 2016

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Sound of Silence

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.9

**Point Value:** 0.5

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## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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