Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash (Stories fr, de Oliver, Carmen. Editorial Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, tapa pasta dura en inglés, 2022

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Nombre: Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash (Stories fr
Marca: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

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An exuberantly illustrated true story about innovation, community, and the power of music.

In Cateura, Paraguay, a town built on a landfill, music teacher Favio Chavez longed to help the families living and working amid the hills of trash. How could he help them find hope for the future? Favio started giving music lessons to Cateura's children, but soon he encountered a serious problem. He had more students than instruments!

But Favio had a strange and wonderful idea: what if this recycler's town had its own recycled orchestra? Favio and Colá, a brilliant local carpenter, began to experiment with transforming garbage into wonder. Old glue canisters became violins; paint cans became violas; drainpipes became flutes and saxophones. With repurposed instruments in their hands, the children of Cateura could fill their community—and the world—with the sounds of a better tomorrow.

Based on an incredible true story, Building an Orchestra of Hope offers an unforgettable picture of human dignity reclaimed from unexpected sources. Carmen Oliver's inviting words and Luisa Uribe's dynamic illustrations create a stirring tribute to creativity, resilience, and the transformative nature of hope.

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 4—Don't let readers stop at the last page of this encouraging picture book about Favio Chavez and how he and his people turned a sea of trash into sea of hope by making musical instruments from garbage: "The world sends us garbage. We send back music." Oliver conveys Chavez's story with grace and understanding. The people of Cateura, Paraguay, live in a sea of filth, constantly reminded they are living on a mountain of trash. The ganchero workers construct instruments to create a Recycled Orchestra. Uribe's illustrations seem to give their own musical story of what Oliver is trying to convey. Her art is subtle and soft, carrying readers along to see what happens to this beautiful community. Her illustrated scenes get brighter and brighter as the story comes to an end.

Review

The Horn Book Magazine
"An inspiring picture book that demonstrates how environmentalism and the arts can unite to bring joy to an entire community."

Kirkus Reviews
Like a dose of pure inspiration.

About the Author

Carmen Oliver is the author of the picture book biography A Voice for the Spirit Bears (Kids Can) and the Bears Make the Best Buddies series (Capstone). She is the founder of the Booking Biz, an agency that brings children's authors and illustrators to schools, libraries, and special events. Carmen lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her family. Visit her website at carmenoliver.com or follow her on Twitter @carmenoliver.

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.

MÁS DETALLES:

Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 1 cm x 20 cm x 28 cm
Modelo: 9780802854674
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Titulo del libro: Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash (Stories fr
Autor: Oliver, Carmen
Fecha de publicación: 2022-10-25 00:00:00
Idioma: Inglés
Editor: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Número de páginas: 44
ISBN-13: 9780802854674
Edad mínima sugerida: 1
Genero musical: Infantil - Juvenil
Contenido del paquete: 1 libro
SKU: 9780802854674