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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.

巴拉圭一个叫做卡图拉的小镇，是盖在垃圾填埋场上的贫民窟，也是艾达的家乡。虽然艾达的成长环境并不富裕，但是热爱音乐的家人透过歌唱、音乐共赏，让家里气氛愉快、和乐，艾达也因此深受影响。学音乐对艾达来说，原本只是个遥不可及的梦想……直到查韦斯先生出现。查韦斯先生请工匠帮忙，用回收的物件，替卡图拉的孩子制造乐器，并且负责教授他们如何弹奏。这个听来不可思议的举动，改变了艾达以及许多贫民窟里孩子的命运。如今，再生管弦乐团受邀到世界各地举办演奏会，用他们自身的经历告诉大家——音乐能开启无限可能。