
Book Description
When he was a young boy, Emile Benoit dreamed of having his own fiddle. All he had was a toy with some thread for strings. But on his twelfth birthday, he got a big surprise! His father had made a fiddle out of old violin parts. Soon he was amazing everyone by playing tunes he wrote himself. And by the time he was an adult, he had played his instrument all over the world.
About the Author
A former pre-school teacher, Alice Walsh grew up in northern Newfoundland and now lives in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. Her published work includes six books for children, all of which have been nominated for - or won - literary awards.
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