Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
By Susan Hood
Illustrators
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Edition
By Susan Hood
Hardcover edition
Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Simon & Schuster ISBN9781481430951
Awards and Honors NCTE Orbis Pictus Award 2017, Recommended Book<br> New York Public Library 2016 Best Books for Kids, Nonfiction<br> 2017 Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, Younger Readers<br> NEA’s Read Across America Educator Recomended Books 2016–2017, Grades 3–5<br> 2017 Notable Books for a Global Society<br> E. B. White Read-Aloud Award 2017 Finalist, Picture Book<br> CSMCL Best Multicultural Books of 2016<br> 2017 Américas Award Winner<br> 2017 Christopher Awards, Honor Book<br> Green Earth Book Award, 2017 ShortlistAda’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
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“Worthless to thieves, it was invaluable to her. It was a violin of her very own!” Like most of the Recycled Orchestra’s instruments, Ada’s violin was made of items from a landfill. Now, the orchestra tours the world. Author’s note. Resources for further information. Sources. Full-color illustrations were created from a hybrid technique of collage, acrylic glazes and paints, drawings, and digital mediums, then executed on stipple paper. Ada Maribel Rios Bordados. Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados Cateura. Cateura, Paraguay. Orchestra. Asunción, Paraguay. Orchestral musicians. Landfills. Family life. Neighborhoods. Favio Chávez. Music lessons. Homemade instruments. Music concerts.
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