The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are only one week away! As usual, I planned this year’s summer school to coincide with The Games. Between the books I already had about the Olympics and some Olympians, and a few that I bought focused on France (including food, art, and fashion), I think we have a pretty good reading list. Also included are some DVDs (featuring Rick Steves), a CD, a craft kit (fashion-focused to fit the Paris theme), and a game (Ticket to Ride Paris came out just in time!). We’re also planning on doing some French cooking (I did promise, however, not to make snails!).
- Rick Steves Pocket Paris
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking volumes one and two
- My Life in France
- A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
- The Little Prince
- Coco Chanel: Pearls, Perfume, and the Little Black Dress
- Linnea in Monet’s Garden
- Where is the Eiffel Tower?
- 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Activity Book
- Paris Through a Fashion Eye
- Courage to Soar
- Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women’s Olympic Team
- DK Eyewitness Books: Olympics
- Great Moments in the Summer Olympics
- What are the Summer Olympics?
- How to Train with a T. Rex and Win Eight Gold Medals
- The Wildest Race Ever
- Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still
- The Story of the Olympics Games
- Fashion Design Kit
- Ticket to Ride Paris
- Debussy for Daydreaming
- 100 Years of Olympic Films
- Rick Steves Europe: Paris and the Loire & France’s Countryside
The only thing missing from this list is a Lego set, which I try to include whenever possible, but we already have the Paris landmarks, and although it is a beautiful set, I can’t afford Notre-Dame de Paris at the moment.