Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

Title: Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Author: Susan Hood
ISBN: 9781481430951
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: Illustrated
Number of Pages: 40
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Children's Picture Books: 1697489
Section: Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Caribbean & Latin America
Publisher 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 Ríos 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 Chávez 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.