ADA'S VIOLIN: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

ADA'S VIOLIN is the extraordinary true tale of children living on a landfill in one of the poorest slums in South America and the man who saved them through music. The book tells the story through the eyes of Ada Ríos, a young girl who grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. She dreamed of playing the violin, but with little money for anything but the bare essentials, it was never an option...until a music teacher named Favio Chávez arrived. He wanted to give the children of Cateura something special, so he made them instruments out of materials found in the trash: violins from baking pans, cellos from oil drums and flutes from drain pipes. It was a crazy idea, but one that would leave Ada—and her town—forever changed. Now, the Recycled Orchestra plays Mozart, Beethoven and the Beatles in venues around the world, spreading their message of hope and innovation. Available in both Spanish and English editions.