Ada’s Violin:
The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
“The world sends us garbage…
We send back music.”
-Favio Chavez
Written by: Susan Hood
Illustrated by: Sally Wern Compart
This week we read our first Red Clover story of the school year: Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. This beautifully written and illustrated TRUE story inspired us all! Ada's Violin tells the story of Cateura, a town built on and around a landfill, in Paraguay. As you can image, life there can be quite difficult for its citizens - devoid of hope even. All of this changes when local choir director Favio Chavez gets the ingenious idea to use items of trash from the landfill to make recycled instruments! This idea transforms the town and the lives of all it's inhabitants... including Ada.
To find out student reflections on this week's story, click the link below. It'll take you to a podcast I've started called Red Clover Reflections. This podcast wouldn't be possible without the help of Mr. Rousselle and Mr. Galle. Each week we read a Red Clover book in class I'll add a new pod to the blog.
Give a listen: Red Clover Reflections: Volume 1 (Ada's Violin)
To find out student reflections on this week's story, click the link below. It'll take you to a podcast I've started called Red Clover Reflections. This podcast wouldn't be possible without the help of Mr. Rousselle and Mr. Galle. Each week we read a Red Clover book in class I'll add a new pod to the blog.
Give a listen: Red Clover Reflections: Volume 1 (Ada's Violin)
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