Ann Rachlin (–2023)

A rather disjointed account of Beethoven's childhood. I often paused when reading to see if I had missed a page, as the text seemed to skip. The large font would make it seem an easy reader, but it's not. Although older, Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells by Opal Wheeler is a much better introduction to Beethoven for children.

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This is a great book about Beethoven's childhood life and how he started becoming a composer. As a young child, Beethoven struggled in school, particulary math. He began playing music at the age of 4 and now he is a well known composer of over 600 works. This is a great book for children to learn about composers and music. Also it's fascinating that Beethoven composed many of his works after he became deaf.