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Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Contributor(s): Hood, Susan (Author), Comport, Sally Wern (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1481430955     ISBN-13: 9781481430951
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Classical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Instruments
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015004299
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.3" W x 10.2" L (1.20 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 03/07/2016
Booklist 03/15/2016 pg. 54
School Library Journal 04/01/2016 pg. 180
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 184419
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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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.


Contributor Bio(s): Comport, Sally Wern: - Sally Wern Comport has illustrated numerous picture books and novels, including Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs; Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure; Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mt. Rushmore; and the Spy Mice series. She has also translated her picture making skills to various large scale public, private, and institutional artworks. Sally lives with her husband and two daughters in Annapolis, Maryland, where she operates Art at Large Inc. Learn more at ArtAtLargeInc.com.Hood, Susan: - Susan Hood has written more than 200 picture books. She has received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and her book Spike, The Mixed-Up Monster won the 2013 International Latino Award and was selected for the Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended List. The Tooth Mouse was named a 2013 Best Book of the Year by Bank Street and the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Prior to becoming an author, Susan was a children's magazine editor at Scholastic and Instructor Magazine, a book editor at Sesame Workshop, and the Children's Content Director of Nick Jr. Magazine. Ada's Violin is her latest nonfiction picture book and Lifeboat 12 is her first novel in verse. Visit her at SusanHoodBooks.com/Home.
 
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