Jim and I had a day in Chicago last weekend, and we sought out one of the three Powell's Book Stores in Chicago. This one, one Wabash, is closing September 1st, so everything was 50% off. We spent about an hour inside and came out with these:
Jim:
Above the Line: Conversations about the Movies by Lawrence Grobel ($2)--interviews with Robert Evans, Oliver Stone, Anthony Hopkins and our beloved Gene and Roger.
Me:
A Weekend with Velazquez by Florian Rodari ($2)--This is a picture book that I will use to show paintings and details when I read aloud I, Juan de Pareja to my History Reading Group (Five 11- and 12-year-old girls) this fall.
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray ($1.50)--This is a piece of historical fiction for 5th/6th graders that I might use next time we study the Middle Ages.
Lupercal by Ted Hughes ($2.50)--His second published work of poems, dedicated "to Sylvia."
Meet My Folks by Ted Hughes ($2)--a humorous little book of poems for kids.
A used book store is a wonderful thing!
1 comment:
I still can't believe you went to this bookstore and only spent $10. 50% Off? I'da spent ten bucks just walking through the door.
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