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Flowers for Sarajevo

By John McCutcheon
Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

By John McCutcheon
Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

By John McCutcheon
Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

By John McCutcheon
Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

By John McCutcheon
Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

By John McCutcheon
Illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

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Paperback $8.99

Jan 30, 2024 | ISBN 9781682636749 | 7-10 years

Hardcover $19.95

Apr 04, 2017 | ISBN 9781561459438 | 7-10 years

Ebook $8.99

Jan 16, 2024 | ISBN 9781682636763 | 7-10 years

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    About Flowers for Sarajevo

    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.

    Inspired by 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 Smailović accompanies McCutcheon and performs the melody that he played in 1992 to honor those who died in the Sarajevo mortar blast.

    About Flowers for Sarajevo

    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.

    Inspired by 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 Smailović accompanies McCutcheon and performs the melody that he played in 1992 to honor those who died in the Sarajevo mortar blast.

    About Flowers for Sarajevo

    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.

    Inspired by 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 Smailović accompanies McCutcheon and performs the melody that he played in 1992 to honor those who died in the Sarajevo mortar blast.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Peachtree
    Jan 30, 2024 | 32 Pages | 10-7/8 x 9-1/2 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781682636749

    Category: Children’s Books

    Hardcover | $19.95
    Published by Peachtree
    Apr 04, 2017 | 32 Pages | 10-3/8 x 9-3/8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781561459438

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Peachtree
    Jan 16, 2024 | 32 Pages | 10-3/8 x 9-3/8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781682636763

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    Praise

    “Moving. . . A bittersweet account of the power of art in dark times.”—Booklist

    ★ “Text and illustrations work together to remind readers of the power of beauty in the face of human suffering. . . . A highly recommended book that highlights the capacity for empathy and humanity, even in a society faced with violence and war.”—School Library Journal, Starred Review

    ★ “Beauty will always find a way to rise from violence, but this is a reminder all readers need.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

    “[A] powerful story of a musical performance that defied the horror of combat.”—Publishers Weekly

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