Thereza Lituma - To Go Singing Throughout the World

To Go Singing Throughout the World by Deborah Kogan Ray

This children’s book tells the story of the childhood of Pablo Neruda. As a young boy, Pablo was very aware of the presence of nature. Sometimes it was lightning and sometimes it was the forest, but even when he was alone, he wasn’t. Even the indigenous languages of his surrounding town sounded like music to him. As a child he was very shy, but when he grew up he met a mentor who encourage him to let out all the beautiful words in his head, and poetry was a form of music for Pablo and allowed him to leave his town and get a scholarship to write poetry. This is a wonderful book for children because it inspires children to listen to what music surrounds their own world.