Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash

by Carmen Oliver

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

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802854672
• ISBN13: 9780802854674
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4