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Music and trash

The Girl Who Heard the Music: How One Pianist and 85,000 Bottles and Cans Brought New Hope to an Island by Mahani Teave and Marni Fogelson

July 14, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Mahani Teave grew up on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. And book report time: she was curious and precocious. She would learn to play piano, would amaze people with her talents, would learn in and travel Europe in her concerts, and eventually come home to help her people and beloved home. All of this is wrapped up in a poetic and romantic setting. Teave and Marni Fogelson create a story that is interesting and educational, but has a few small gaps in the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Easter Island, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Mahani Teave, Mahani Teave and Marni Fogelson, Marni Fogelson, Marta Álvarez Miguéns, music, people and places, Pianists, Rapa Nui, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:518 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Easter Island, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Mahani Teave, Mahani Teave and Marni Fogelson, Marni Fogelson, Marta Álvarez Miguéns, music, people and places, Pianists, Rapa Nui, Social Themes ·
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