Matthew and the Sea Singer Author:Jill Paton Walsh On the day that Birdy rescued Matthew from his orphan master, she could not know that he was blessed with a voice of priceless beauty. But the following morning, she discovered him singing by the hearth, and took him to the parson to see what he could make of Matthew's enchanting, untaught songs. It was under the parson's care that Matth... more »ew really learned to sing. And on Sundays, when the townspeople filled the church at Zennor, the sea birds fell silent, too, hoping to catch the faint sounds of Matthew's voice. Then Matthew mysteriously disappeared, and even Birdy wasn't sure that she could save him this time.« less