Publishers Weekly: Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay Susan Hood, illus. by Sally Wern Comport. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4814-3095-1 Hood’s (Rooting for You) beautifully ...
Broadneck resident and illustrator Sally Wern Comport, and author Susan Hood, of Southport, Conn. recently won a Christopher Award for Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.
Annapolis-based illustrator Sally Wern Comport and author Susan Hood, of Southport, Connecticut, won a Christopher Award for “Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.” Written ...
New York Daily News: Orchestra practice with the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura
A lack of actual instruments hasn’t stopped the young musicians of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay from achieving national and international fame. Using musical instruments made entirely ...
CBS News: Young musicians are living their dreams, thanks to a recycled orchestra
Orquesta de Reciclados Cateura, roughly translated as the “recycled orchestra” in Spanish, is a real-world post-apocalyptic musical ensemble — a youth orchestra playing instruments hand-crafted from ...
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