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I came across the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay on youTube a few years ago, and found the story incredibly inspiring. It's exciting to see a picture book retelling that does the tale justice. Many socially conscious picture books tend to either over-simplify, or are too wordy for their intended audiences, pitfalls this book successfully avoids. There's a lot of curricular potential here. Maybe we can do some sort of Music/Library/Makerspace activity, and tie it in with Geography?
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Beautiful book of the power of music and hope.
Feb 04, 2017
Barbara
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it was amazing
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I was deeply moved and inspired by this story of resilience and creativity. Ada Rioz loves music and dreams of playing tunes someday. But she and her neighbors in Cateura, Paraguay live in a slum built near incredible mounds of trash, and dreams can be hard to come by in the area. When her grandmother signs her up for music lessons with Favio Chavez, Ada is delighted but then disappointed because there are not enough instruments to go around. The music teacher enlists the help of the gancheros w
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An unbelievable story about hope and beauty in the middle of the most unimaginable despair and hopelessness. This story was truly inspiring!
Nov 09, 2016
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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
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Had me in tears.
A music loving environmental engineer, Favio Chavez, offered music lessons to keep the children of the gancheros safe. They were successful enough to create the "Recycled Orchestra."
Author's note tells how there were more obstacles to climb. The children didn't have identity papers or even birth certificates. They have performed all over the world, toured with Metallica and played for the Pope! Money has gone back home to buy land and build homes out of the flood zone. A music c ...more
A music loving environmental engineer, Favio Chavez, offered music lessons to keep the children of the gancheros safe. They were successful enough to create the "Recycled Orchestra."
Author's note tells how there were more obstacles to climb. The children didn't have identity papers or even birth certificates. They have performed all over the world, toured with Metallica and played for the Pope! Money has gone back home to buy land and build homes out of the flood zone. A music c ...more
This book is one that should be an essential read for upper elementary school students. There are so many great parts of this true story, it is a great advocate for the power of music, it is an eye-opener to extreme poverty, and it is a book that gives you HOPE. I was so moved by the story, I actually found myself crying at the end of the book. CRYING. Not little tears in the corners of my eyes, but a stream of wetness on my face.
Gorgeous collage and illustrations are the backdrop for this awesome picture book about the recycled orchestra of Paraguay. Great nonfiction for kids--not too dry and lots of interesting tidbits.
A beautiful story for all readers!
Jul 28, 2016
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