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English
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Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant inventor, scientist, writer, and founding father. Before his ideas made him a legend, Benjamin was a young boy who enjoyed learning, helping others, and problem-solving. He was always finding clever ways to make the world a better place, from inventing the lightning rod to helping write the U.S. Constitution. Explore how Benjamin Franklin went from being a thoughtful kid growing up in Boston to an American hero who...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
86 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of young Benjamin Franklin describes how, as a rebellious teen in 1732, he ran away from his family and a Boston apprenticeship to Philadelphia, and how throughout subsequent decades he rose to become a distinguished statesman, renowned author and world-famous scientist.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Detailed tribute to the life and work of the Founding Father that augments parchment-style spreads with intricate artwork, engaging facts and evocative quotes.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments, from A to Z, of a Founding Father, from armonicas to bifocals, with adages and cartoons.
Author
Series
Publisher
Santillana
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Chronicles the life of the man who was a publisher, inventor, scientist, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Portable Press, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
93 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat."--
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