The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin
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Book Overview
Now available in paperback for the first time, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling tell the story of the man known as the "wisest American." Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0590485342
ISBN13:9780590485340
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:Scholastic
Length:48 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 10.3" x 11.3"
Age Range:8 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7
Customer Reviews
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Giblin and Dooling Create A Masterpiece!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Giblin and Dooling have collaborated to make a perfect picture book biography. Roy Goodman's (leading Ben Franklin historian) expertise makes this book a wealth of information that can assist children in the writing of school reports. This book is so rich with detail. The fact that there is an Illustrator's Note by Dooling makes this a real candidate for at least a Caldecott Honor. I have visited Dooling's web site and now plan to purchase a sketch or original painting from this book! Outstanding!
Beautifully written and illustrated tale of a great hero
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
What famous person helped start the first library in the American colonies? Who also helped to establish the first fire department in the American colonies? Who helped establish the first hospital in Philadelphia? Who first proved the electricity and lightning were one and the same thing? Even if you didn't guess right, you will probably agree that the man who did all of these things, plus a whole lot more, had to be a very interesting fellow. And he was. In THE AMAZING LIFE OF BEN FRANKLIN, James Cross Giblin tells us all about it. Ben was born in Boston, the youngest of ten sons, and one of seventeen children. When he was ten years old, he started helping out in his father's soap and candlemaking shop, and he absolutely hated it. His father then apprenticed him to his brother, a printer, and printing turned out to be one of the many things that Ben loved to do. In fact, on his tombstone, that is all he wanted said-B. Franklin, a printer. But we all know now that Ben turned out to be one of the most famous and most beloved people in American history-and this is his story. There are great color illustrations. This is the best possible introduction to our own beloved Ben Franklin.
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