| Flowers for Sarajevo Contributor(s): McCutcheon, John (Author), Caldwell, Kristy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1561459437 ISBN-13: 9781561459438 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2016025765 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.1" W x 9.7" (1.05 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Balkan |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 187923 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Based on 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 Smailovic accompanies McCutcheon and performs the melody that he played in 1992 to honor those who died in the Sarajevo mortar blast. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |