Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
31 Total Resources 8 Awards 15 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 2016
Word Count 1,297
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184419, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Orchestral musicians--Paraguay--AsuncioÌn--Juvenile literature
- Child musicians
- Asunciaon
- Bordados, Ada Maribel Rios
- Orchestra
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Orchestra--Paraguay--AsuncioÌn--Juvenile literature
- Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados Cateura
- Paraguay
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Instruments
- Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados Cateura--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Classical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Bordados, Ada Maribel Rios--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Recycling & Green Living
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Hood about Ada's Violin
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Hood
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Hood
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Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Hood
Created by TeachingBooks
Américas Award acceptance speech by Sally Wern Comport
Created by Library of Congress
Américas Award acceptance speech by Susan Hood
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Sally Wern Comport
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Susan Hood
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Susan Hood
Created by James Preller
Interview with Susan Hood
Created by Kid Lit Frenzy
Interview with Sally Wern Comport
Created by Truly Amazing Women, LLC
Interview with Sally Wern Comport
Created by Truly Amazing Women, LLC
Interview with Susan Hood
Created by Write Angles Conference
Interview with Susan Hood
Created by Mile High Reading
Interview with Susan Hood
Created by Writing and Illustrating
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Paired Reading Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
Created by TeachingBooks
Common Core Curriculum Guide from Susan Hood
Created by Susan Hood
Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Teaching Ideas from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award 2018
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Awards & Distinctions 8
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Winner, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2017
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Arts Selection, 2016
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