Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Susan Hood
Ada Ríos grows up in Cateura, Paraguay, a town built on a landfill, and dreams of playing violin despite her family’s limited resources. Music teacher Favio Chávez makes instruments for local children from discarded materials. Ada learns to play a violin made from debris and joins an orchestra. The account follows the Recycled Orchestra as it develops from this local effort and performs in venues around the world.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
