The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven

By: Jonah Winter and Barry Blitt

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Synopsis: How hard is it to move 5 legless pianos 39 times?Beethoven owned five legless pianos and composed great works on the floor. His first apartment was in the center of Vienna's theater district... but he forgot to pay rent, so he had to move. (And it's very hard to move a piano. Even harder to move five). Beethoven's next apartment was in a dangerous part of town... so he moved, and the pianos followed on a series of pulleys. Then came an apartment with a view of the Danube (but he made too much noise and the neighbors complained), followed by an attic apartment (where he made even MORE of a rukus), and so Beethoven moved again and again. Each time, pianos were bought, left behind, transported on pulleys, slides, and by movers, all so that gifted Beethoven could compose great works of music for the world.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780307554000
Related ISBNs:: 9780375836022
Publisher:: Random House Children's Books
Date of Addition:: 11/12/22
Copyrighted By:: Jonah Winter
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:: Fourth grade
Reading Age:: 4–8
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.