Illustrator: Scott Cameron
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: NCTE Adventuring with Books: A booklist for PK-6
Christoph, a young boy, had the famous composer, Beethoven, staying at his house for quite some time. He began to write letters to his uncle telling him all the trouble the composer has caused him. For instance, he was always extremely loud, he would compose naked with the window open, and was really messy. His uncle wrote back saying he was going to go to Beethoven home place and will find out more information on him to report back to him. Karl, his uncle, informed him that Beethoven usually moved from house to house at least three times a year. He also gave Christoph a lot of information over the composer making him understand the reason for his temper and personality. As time went by, Christoph became close to Beethoven and was even able to attend one of his concerts. Beethoven ended up moving away, but Christoph ran into him one day on the street and was excited to see him.
I would use this book in my classroom because of the interesting way this book was written. All the information we find out about all the characters are through letter writing. This book is appropriate for grades PK-6, but would benefit students older than second grade since they would have a deeper understanding of the text by being able to read it as well. I would use this book to teach any grade level about letter writing or about Beethoven personality.
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