Great Finds

I really hit up the library book sales last month. There were a few big sales and some small ones too! Thought I'd share with you my great finds!!

Goodbye Mr. Chips, James Hilton
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Dog of Discovery, Laurence Pringle
The Saturdays, Elizabeth Enright
Follow my Leader, James Garfield
Magical Melons, Carol Ryrie Brink
The Pushcart War, Jean Merrill
Sacagawea, Judith St. George
Thomas Jefferson, Father of Democracy (Landmark)
Lincoln and Douglas, The Years of Decision (Landmark)
Sam Houston, The Tallest Texan (Landmark)
Joan of Arc (Landmark)

{Those Landmark books were $1 each. Wow. }

And look what I got for FREE today:

Henry and the Clubhouse, Beverly Cleary
Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby, Peggy Parish
Little Town on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder
The First Four Years, Laura Ingalls Wilder
These Happy Golden Years, Laura Ingalls Wilder
Penrod Jashber, Booth Tarkington
Best Friends for Frances, Russell Hoban

I can't even handle it that these Little House books are basically getting tossed. Do kids not read these any more? I have a bad habit of rescuing them though I do try to restrain myself. I am saving them for my grandchildren.

And don't you love the Frances books?!  They crack me up.

Have any of you found anything awesome at book sales this summer?

Beethoven Composer Study

We are studying Ludwig van Beethoven for this term and have really enjoyed his music so far. He has such a vast repertoire of music to listen to that it is hard to choose a favorite album! We have been listening to this album off Amazon during breakfast, art times or quiet times:

In addition, we are slowly reading through this book by Opal Wheeler:

 

These next books/movies are what we are planning to finish out the term reading and listening to:

This book from our library.

This interactive book that we might consider buying if we like it enough!

This book that introduces the symphony to children using Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

This book about the Heroic Symphony that also teaches about history!

This movie from the Classical Kids series.

I also came across a very large PDF download from homeschoolshare.com that we might take a few pages from to round out our study.

So that's about it for Beethoven! We are really enjoying learning more about him and have a greater appreciation for his musicianship knowing more about his hearing loss/deafness. What an amazing gift he was given.