This item will be released on October 13, 2020. Recommended for ages 6 to 10. No author’s note. It includes a timeline, descriptions of inventions, sayings from Poor Richard’s Almanack, list of historic sites associated with Franklin, bibliography with source notes, artist’s note, and index.

Kids may be amused, but they will only get the jokes if they know some history (and references to the Beatles). (Who Was?). Here is another fairly long biography. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (with an Introduction by Henry Ketcham), FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon, Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics), I am Benjamin Franklin (Ordinary People Change the World), Part of: Ordinary People Change the World (23 Books). The illustrations are fun and colourful. From inventing the lightning rod to helping write the Declaration of Independence, his big ideas had a lasting impact on American history. Here are my reviews of seven of them, arranged by publication date. IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Call for Entries Now Open! The cartoonish illustrations fit the fun, conversational writing style. This picture book focuses on one incident in Franklin’s life — his investigation into the methods of Dr. Mesmer, who was healing people by putting them into a trance. 2. This Book does a great job of using illustrations to further the understanding of the reader. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Electric Ben is a fairly long biography, covering Franklin’s life as a writer, scientist, inventor, and politician. This picture book focuses on Franklin’s inventions, especially the lightning rod. This book does not include any author’s note or additional information. An author’s note tells even more about Franklin, including a list of his scientific work. A high quality digital reading experience. Independent publishers of books with a copyright date of 2020 are invited to enter the 33rd annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award™ program, regarded as one of the nation’s highest honors in independent publishing. There are several pages of author’s notes about Franklin and Mesmer, the historical context, and science, as well as a list of sources.

Recommended for ages 10 to 12. The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments: A Franklin Institute Science Museum Book. Did you know Benjamin Franklin not only was one of the founding fathers of America, he also found time to start an insurance company, a fire fighting company, a hospital, a library, and create his own Akmanac, he invented a wood burner stove, bifocals, and a glass armonica.
I’ll say straight up that I didn’t enjoy this book, but it’s rated highly on Goodreads so the humour must be to other people’s taste! It conveys a lot of information and clearly shows Franklin’s accomplishments and influence.

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