Clara Schumann
Publication Information
Author:  Reich, Susan	Illustrator:
Title:  Clara Schumann	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Clarion	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-395-89119-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
This biography chronicles the life of Clara Schumann, child prodigy and wife of composer Robert Schumann and mother of eight children. The book is illustrated with portraits and diary excerpts. A preface, an epilogue, a timeline, and an index make the book very useful in the classroom.
Teaching Ideas:
Students who enjoy music will enjoy the family and cultural background of famous musicians. Students who enjoy history will want to pay special attention to the Preface and the Epilogue and to think about what stimulates people to write biographies. The author talks about being influenced and assisted by her mother who studied the history of music. Students might enjoy a then and now comparison of women who juggle careers and family, parenting, and child prodigies. Students could use the timeline to mark other important events of the 19th century.
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > goal setting Family > father > father-child relationships Geography > locations > continents/regions > Europe History > time period > 19th Century Social Studies > sociology > women > artists Music > musicians > Schumann, Robert Music > musicians > Schumann, Clara Music > musicians > Brahms, Johannes Music > musicians > Mendelssohn, Felix

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