 Young Hana has signed up to play her violin in her school’s talent show, but she has only had three lessons. Her brothers tease her and suggest that she will be a disaster. Hana remembers her visit to her grandfather, Ojiichan, in Japan. He played Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bach on his violin in the symphony orchestra in Kyoto. He also played songs about crows cawing, crickets chirping, and raindrops falling on oil-paper umbrellas. On the day of Hana’s performance, she plays her best (gambarunoyo) and surprises everyone – even herself. The beautiful illustrations, rendered in pencil and colored digitally, weave in special details and scenes from Japan. Music notes float through the air in this delightful story about determination and the importance of music. mjw |
| Title: Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin Author: Chieri Uegaki Illustrator: Qin Leng Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd., Toronto Copyright: 2014 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-894786-33-1 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture book Author’s ethnicity: Japanese Author’s residence: Canada Illustrator’s ethnicity: Chinese Illustrator’s residence: Canada Awards: 2015 USBBY Outstanding International Books Grades PreK-2, 2015 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Subjects: Creativity, Grandfathers, Japan, Language, Music, Perseverance, Talent shows, Stage fright, Violin |
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