Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
| AUTHOR | Freedman, Russell |
| PUBLISHER | Holiday House (03/01/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist. Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780823423743
ISBN-10:
0823423743
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
96
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
11.10 x 0.60 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
1.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
MY
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political
Grade Level:
5th Grade
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
8.4
Point Value:
4
Interest Level:
Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 6
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
2012002971
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In 1723, Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless 17-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist.
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In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist. Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index
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Author:
Freedman, Russell
RUSSELL FREEDMAN received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books.
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