Thanks to Alyson Beecher's Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge at Kidlit Frenzy, everyone shares wonderful non-fiction picture books. We learn much from authors who are sharing about special topics.
Three good non-fiction books about innovation and caring about doing something well. If you know them, you'll understand what I mean. Each one is an inspiration.
Using collage of people and things,
against a background what seems to be trash, Sally Wern Comport tells the story
in picture, while Susan Hood share the words of this inspiring story of how Favio Chávez helped begin the recycled orchestra of
Paraguay. He came to the town of Cateura to help families learn how to dig
through the trash safely, but soon became concerned for the children. Although
they weren’t supposed to be working in the dump, their abilities to search and
carry were needed too. Favio Chávez offered to teach music to those who wanted
to learn, but soon realized there weren’t enough instruments. Thus began this
amazing journey of invention, instruments from trash! The story focuses on Ada,
whose persistence and hard work has made her an accomplished violinist. Now
this group has grown from a class outdoors of ten kids to over 200 students.
They have traveled the world in concerts, and one of the first ones was hosted
by the rock band Metallica. And they, along with Favio Chávez, give hope to the
poor in this town. There is an author’s note, and additional information at the
back. What an inspiring story.