Hood Susan - Ada's Violin The Story Of The Recycled Orchestra Of Paraguay - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: From award - winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash. Ada R os grew up in Cateura a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. She dreamed of playing the violin but with little money for anything but the bare essentials it was never an option. until a music teacher named Favio Ch vez arrived. He wanted to give the children of Cateura something special so he made them instruments out of materials found in the trash. It was a crazy idea but one that would leave Ada and her town forever changed. Now the Recycled Orchestra plays venues around the world spreading their message of hope and innovation.
Title: Ada's Violin The Story Of The Recycled Orchestra Of Paraguay
Author(s): Hood Susan, Sally Wern Comport
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781481430951
Pages: 40 Pages, F-C Reflective (Jkt: Spot Gloss)
Publication Date: 5/3/2016
Category: Social Issues: Environment & Green Issues (Children's / Teenage)