Benjamin Franklin by Jennifer Blizin Gillis, Jennifer Blizin Gillis

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Synopsis

Benjamin Franklin is best known for his experiments with lightning. But what was his childhood like? What were his interests and hobbies? How can we find out more about him? Read Benjamin Franklin to find out.

Annotation

Introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, describing his early life in Boston and Philadelphia, his role in writing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and his career as a scientist and inventor.

Anita Barnes Lowen - Children's Literature

Benjamin Franklin is one of the best known of America's founding fathers, but you might enjoy learning a bit more about his childhood. He had 16 brothers and sisters; he left school at 12 and was apprenticed to his brother, a printer; at 17 he ran away to Philadelphia where he eventually started his own printing shop. And this was just the beginning of his long and extraordinarily rich life! This biography is part of the "Lives and Times" series, which cover the lives of famous people. The short account of the life of Ben Franklin—almost picture book in format with large print text and colorful illustrations on every page—is entertaining, educational and written for the youngest readers. Words highlighted in bold are defined in the glossary. And kids will readily understand the definitions for words such as colony or peace treaty. At the end of the book readers will find a Fact File (Franklin started the first library where people could borrow books), a glossary, a list of more books to read and an index. 2004, Heinemann Library/Reed Elsevier, Ages 4 to 6.