Echoes from the Square

By Elizabeth Wellburn and Sammy Miller

Inspired by the actions of Sarajevo cellist Vedran Smailovic during the Bosnian War, this book tells the fictional story of a young boy whose life is shattered by war and how he learns to cope again... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0921156995
• ISBN13: 9780921156994
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Rubicon Pub
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

About finding meaning and perseverance in dark times

Authored by Elizabeth Wellburn, Echoes From The Square is a heart-touching picture book about a real-life heroic figure who dared to place his life on the line to inspire peace. On a street in Sarajevo, marked by bombs, amid sniper bullets and exploding shells, Vedran Smailovic played his cello for 22 days in remembrance of 22 victims of a terrible bomb blast. His musical call for peace inspired this compelling picture book of a fictional boy whose life is all but destroyed by war violence, yet who feels hope encountering the cellist on the street. Vivid, colorful paintings by Deryk Houston visually bring this engaging and thoughtful story about finding meaning and perseverance in dark times to life.