Follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguay musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage, under the guidance of idealistic music director Favio Chávez.

"A picture book biography celebrating the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla, one of the most influential musicians of all time"--

Born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, Selena Quintanilla was destined to be a star. Her career started at a young age when she became the lead singer in her family's band, Selena y Los Dinos.

"La vida de Selena sirve de inspiracion para las chicas latinas. Ella simboliza el poder de la familia, la derterminacion y el orgullo de las raices. Su exito anima a todas las chicas a so?ar y les recuerda que luchen por alcanzar sus metas, sin importar quienes son o cuales son esas metas."--Back cover. "Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush as a...

In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians, and then making a recording selling millions and earning a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with filmmaker Wim Wenders to reveal the stories, personalities, and music of the performers who collaborated on that recording. Includes live performances in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall.

"De la autora ganadora de premios Susan Hood y de la ilustradora Sally Wern Comport, llega la extraordinaria y verídica historia de la Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Paraguay, una orquesta compuesta por niños que tocan instrumentos hechos de basura reciclada. Ada Ríos creció en Cateura, un pueblo pequeño en Paraguay construido alrededor de un vertedero. Soñaba con tocar el violín, pero con escasos recursos para poco más que lo esencial,...

"La Música existe en muchos lugares: en el ritmo de una guitarra, en el toque de un tambor, en el silbido del viento y la canción de un pájaro cantor. La Música invita color y vida a dondequiera que vaya, creando conexiones entre la gente y esa gran armonía. Y en el pueblo de Santa Cecilia, se encuentra por todos lados. Pero cuando La Música descubre a un muchacho con un gran deseo en el corazón porque en su hogar no permiten la música, ni...

Looks at the history and accomplishments of the British boy band One Direction, from their early rise to fame to the release of their most recent albums.

Seth and his rock band perform at the school math fair and are surprised to find they are one of the prize winners.

Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing to these pages the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs. He describes growing up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey, amid the poetry, danger, and darkness that fueled his imagination, leading up to the moment he refers to as "The Big Bang": seeing Elvis Presley's debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. He vividly recounts his...