| The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin Contributor(s): Giblin, James (Author), Dooling, Michael (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439810655 ISBN-13: 9780439810654 Publisher: Scholastic
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2006 Annotation: A biography of the 18th-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. Full-color illustrations. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology |
| Dewey: B |
| Age Level: 8-11 |
| Grade Level: 3-6 |
| Lexile Measure: 880(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 9.02" W x 10" L (0.33 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 39572 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 youngest of 10 sons. To help out with the family, he was put to work when he was 10 years old in his father's candle and soap-making shop. Ben hated making soap and candles. Since he was smart and a good speller and he loved to read, he later went to work in his brother's print shop as an apprentice. He read book after book, and soon began to write himself. By 18, he moved to Philadelphia where he eventually openend his own print shop. By age 28 he published Poor Richard's Almanac, a best seller in Colonial America. |
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