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A Song for Cambodia
written by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Shino Arihara
(Lee & Low, 2006)
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A Song for Cambodia is the painful but inspiring true story of how music literally saved the life of Arn Chorn-Pond, founder of Cambodian Living Arts, a World Education project.
An orphan of the Khmer Rouge genocide in 1975, nine-year-old Arn was sent to a children’s work camp, where he was underfed and overworked, under the constantly watchful eye of armed and threatening soldiers. When volunteers were called for to play propaganda songs, Arn, who came from a family of musicians, raised his hand. He and five other children were chosen to learn the khim, a traditional Cambodian string instrument. Arn excelled... but once he had learned to play, his teacher and all but one of his fellow students were executed...
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September 2009
Welcome to PaperTigers, as we continue our current focus on the theme of Music in Children's Literature.
Music is central to the human experience and has been bound up with poetry and story-telling since time immemorial. We have brought together an international array of writers and artists whose lives and work have been touched by music; and whose work, in turn, reaches out across geographical boundaries, to touch their audience.
As the final words of the opera Naomi's Road say:
"We'll always carry with us these three things. Gift of music. Gift of words. Gift of love."*
We hope that you'll find inspiration for all three of these gifts among our new features. Enjoy!
Personal Views:
Music as Inspiration and Survival: a Cambodian Journey
by Michelle Lord
Voices on the Air: Writing Poetry and Songs for Children
by Jorge Luján
Opening up the World (and the Web) to Children through Songs and Nursery Rhymes
by Lisa Yannucci
Follow the Beat: Multicultural Picture-Books about Music
by Marjorie Coughlan
Book Reviews:
Make sure to read PaperTigers' new reviews of books about music and more, and to enjoy the new additions from our other reviews sources: Books for Keeps and CCBC...
Lists & Links:
These links to music resources and booklists from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as well as some international ones, should help you discover the vast world of children's music. Explore and enjoy! |
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On the PaperTigers blog you will find our current and past themes unpacked and expanded, as well as news and views on multicultural and international books, world literacy, bedtime stories, children's literature events, and more...
Come and join our ongoing conversation!
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