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Hood, Susan

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

40 pp. | Simon | May, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-3095-1 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-3096-8
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. Children living in destitution on a landfill in Paraguay are offered music lessons by environmental engineer Señor Chavez. Since "it wasn't safe" to have expensive instruments, Chavez fashions instruments out of trash; the kids' "Recycled Orchestra" goes on to international acclaim. Comport combines many techniques to create gorgeous, layered art that captures this remarkable, inspiring true story's essence. An author's note adds details. Websites.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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