Building an orchestra of hope how Favio Chávez taught children to make music from trash
"When a children's orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, grows to have more students than instruments, music teacher Favio Chavez works with a brilliant local carpenter to create instruments out of garbage from the local landfill."--
Main Author: | Oliver, Carmen (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Uribe, Luisa (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Grand Rapids, Michigan :
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers,
2022.
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Summary: |
"When a children's orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, grows to have more students than instruments, music teacher Favio Chavez works with a brilliant local carpenter to create instruments out of garbage from the local landfill."-- |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Audience: |
Ages 4 - 9 |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780802854674 0802854672 |
Author Notes: |
Luisa Uribe has illustrated many books for children, including Your Name Is a Song (Innovation Press), Areli Is a Dreamer (Random House), and Dear Earth.From Your Friends in Room 5 (HarperCollins). In 2018, her work on The Vast Wonder of the World (Millbrook) received the Society of Illustrators Dilys Evans Founder's Award. Luisa lives in Bogotá , Colombia, where she enjoys drawing, reading, and chasing her cat around the house. Visit Luisa's website at luisauribe.com or follow her on Instagram at @lupencita. |