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Building an orchestra of hope :  how Favio Chávez taught children to make music from trash  Cover Image Book Book

Building an orchestra of hope : how Favio Chávez taught children to make music from trash / Carmen Oliver ; Luisa Uribe.

Oliver, Carmen, (author.). Uribe, Luisa, (illustrator.).

Summary:

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!-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802854674
  • ISBN: 0802854672
  • Physical Description: 44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Award book.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4 - 9 Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
AD710L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4 0.5 522085.
Awards Note:
MASL Dogwood Readers Award nominee 2023
Subject: Chávez, Favio > Juvenile literature.
Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados Cateura > Juvenile literature.
Music teachers > Paraguay > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 16 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Henry County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Henry County - Lenora Blackmore J 780 .71 OLIVER CARMEN (Text)
Digital Bookplate: DOGWOOD READERS AWARD NOMINEE 2023
I0000000288215 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Henry County - Main Library J 780 .71 OLIVER CARMEN (Text)
Digital Bookplate: DOGWOOD READERS AWARD NOMINEE 2023
I0000000288227 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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