Flowers for Sarajevo by McCutcheon, John

Flowers for Sarajevo

Young Drasko is happy working with his father in the Sarajevo market. Then war encroaches. Drasko must...
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Author: John McCutcheon
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Language: English
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Flowers for Sarajevo by McCutcheon, John

Flowers for Sarajevo

$52.70

Flowers for Sarajevo

$52.70
Author: John McCutcheon
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Young Drasko is happy working with his father in the Sarajevo market. Then war encroaches. Drasko must run the family flower stand alone.

One morning, the bakery is bombed and twenty-two people are killed. The next day, a cellist walks to the bombsite and plays the most heartbreaking music Drasko can imagine. The cellist returns for twenty-two days, one day for each victim of the bombing. Inspired by the musician's response, Drasko finds a way to help make Sarajevo beautiful again.

Inspired by real events of the Bosnian War, award-winning songwriter and storyteller John McCutcheon tells the uplifting story of the power of beauty in the face of violence and suffering. The story comes to life with the included CD in which cellist Vedran Smailović accompanies McCutcheon and performs the melody that he played in 1992 to honor those who died in the Sarajevo mortar blast.

Author: John McCutcheon
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 04/04/2017
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.70h x 11.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781561459438
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 187923 / Flowers for Sarajevo


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2017 pg. 53
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 149
Publishers Weekly 01/30/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 130
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 47 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
McCutcheon, John: - John McCutcheon is an accomplished instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He has received multiple Grammy nominations and numerous other awards, and regularly appears on National Public Radio. He lives in Georgia.Caldwell, Kristy: - Kristy Caldwell received an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. She lives in New York.

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