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* The Christopher Award 수상도서
* E. B. White Read-Aloud Award 수상도서
* Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 수상도서
* Americas Award 수상도서
* Flora Steiglitz Straus Award 수상도서
* Eureka Nonfiction Gold Award 수상도서
* Green Earth Book Award 수상도서
* International Reading Association: Notable Books for a Global Society
* NCTE Orbis Pictus Award
* New York Public Library: 100 Best Books for Kids
* Center for the Study of Multicultural Studies: Best Books of the Year
* California Reading Association: Eureka Excellence in Nonfiction Gold Medal
* School Library Journal and Fuse 8's 2016 Nonfiction Picture Books
* The 2016 Nerdies: Nonfiction Picture Books
* Connecticut Book Award Nominee
* Great Lakes Great Books Master List
* ILA Notable Books for a Global Society
* Louisiana Young Readers'Choice Award Nominee
* Nutmeg Children's Book Award Nominee
* Red Clover Award Master List
* Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee
* Texas Bluebonnet Master List
* Wisconsin State Reading Association's Reading List


실화를 바탕으로 한 논픽션 그림책입니다. 남미 파라과이의 빈민가 마을에서 악기를 살 형편이 안되는 아이들이 쓰레기매립장의 재활용품을 이용해서 악기를 만들어 오케스트라를 구성한 감동적인 이야기입니다. 오케스트라 멤버인 11세 소녀 아다의 시점을 통해 이 오케스트라 밴드가 만들어지고 세계적인 명성을 얻게 되는 과정을 아름다운 그림과 함께 보여줍니다.

아다는 쓰레기 매립장이 있는 마을에서 자랐습니다. 마을 사람들은 쓰레기 더미 속에서 골라낸 재활용품들을 팔아서 근근히 생계를 유지했습니다. 어느날 마을 성당에서 아이들에게 악기 연주를 가르치기 시작했고, 아다는 열성적으로 바이올린 연주를 배우려고 했습니다. 하지만 배우려는 학생 수에 비해 악기 수가 턱없이 부족하자, 차베즈선생님은 목수인 고메즈씨를 비롯한 자원봉사자들의 도움을 받아 쓰레기 매립장에서 주어온 드럼통, 나무상자, 알루미늄캔, 수도파이프, 포크 등 재활용품을 이용해서 다양한 악기들을 만들었습니다.

재활용 악기를 연주하는 오케스트라는 매일매일 열심히 연습하고 실력을 갈고 닦아서 점차 훌륭한 연주실력을 갖추게 되고, 가난한 마을 사람들에게 희망과 위안을 주는 소중한 존재가 되었습니다.

재활용 오케스트라의 명성은 점차 다른 지역에도 알려지게 되어서 대도시의 연주회에 초빙되는가 하면, 유명한 가수와 합동 공연도 하게 되었으며, 이제는 세계 여러나라에서 총청 받아서 연주 여행을 다니는 유명한 오케스트라가 되었습니다. (우리나라도 2017년에 "파라과이 H2O 지구의소리 오케스트라 연주회"가 열렸습니다.)






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Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1481430955
ISBN-13: 978-1481430951
책 크기 26 cm x 26 cm



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Book Description
From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash.
Ada Ríos 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. It was a crazy idea, but one that would leave Ada—and her town—forever changed. Now, the Recycled Orchestra plays venues around the world, spreading their message of hope and innovation.


School Library Journal *Starred Review*
Hood tells the story of a real child growing up in an actual place-Cateura-a community of people who live and feed themselves by picking through the tons of trash generated by the capital city of Asunción, Paraguay, and salvaging items to recycle and sell. Despite her bleak surroundings, Ada Ríos liked to imagine each garbage truck was "a box of surprises. One never knew what might be inside." When Ada was 11, a man named Favio Chávez started to hold music classes for the local young people. Since there weren't enough instruments to go around and they were too precious for the kids to take them home to practice, the project seemed doomed to be short-lived. Watching the children play amid the rubble gave Señor Chávez an idea. He enlisted the help of the gancheros (recyclers), and they fashioned cellos from oil drums, flutes out of water pipes, and guitars from packing crates. Ada chose a violin made from an old paint can, an aluminum baking tray, a fork, and pieces of wooden crates. Through hard work and long hours of practice over time, she and the rest of the ragtag crew of kids formed the Recycled Orchestra, and the rest is history, as they've grown and made a name for themselves internationally. Comport's mixed-media collages are nothing short of brilliant as she plays with light and dark throughout. The spreads capture the look and feel of the cramped and stinking landfill, the oppressive heat, and the hardscrabble lives of the residents. They also convey the resourcefulness and warmth of the families and the aspirations of the children. The scenes of the kids embracing their instruments and sharing their joy at making music are absolutely transcendent. "With her violin, Ada could close her eyes and imagine a different life. She could soar on the high, bright, bittersweet notes to a place far away. She could be who she was meant to be." VERDICT A virtuoso piece of nonfiction, gloriously told and illustrated.


Booklist
"The mixed-media collages are a particular effective medium for this true story, layering images of Ada and the orchestra over the landfill. The nuances of the subject may strike a stronger chord with adults rather than children, but the interesting visuals and the underlying message of hope and perseverance should help this find an audience."


Kirkus Reviews
"Comport's complex, digitally enhanced collages combine acrylics, drawing, and layered typographic elements, conveying both the oppressive omnipresence of garbage and the functional beauty of the handcrafted instruments. . . . Pair with the suggested video links to experience the music of a remarkable, resilient cultural community. "


Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*
“Comport (Love Will See You Through) employs a vibrant collage technique…to form colorful, almost ethereal backdrops. . .[An] uplifting, instructive story.”