Bibliograph

Ada's violin, the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, Susan Hood ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Type

Label

Ada's violin, the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, Susan Hood ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 4 to 8

resource.interestGradeLevel

Preschool to grade 3.

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ada's violin

Oclc number

903248155

Responsibility statement

Susan Hood ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Sub title

the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

Summary

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 Rios 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 Chavez 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<U+2014>and her town<U+2014>forever changed. Now, the Recycled Orchestra plays venues around the world, spreading their message of hope and innovation

Target audience

primary

Classification