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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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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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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