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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 973.30924 EAN: 9780020419204 ISBN: 0020419201 Label: Aladdin Manufacturer: Aladdin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: October 31, 1986 Publisher: Aladdin Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Aladdin Editorial Review: Product Description: A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Good History; Good BiographyBooks by Augusta Stevenson can always be counted on to deliver a good story and to respect a child's intelligence - and to teach. The book opens: "A long time ago, away up in New England in the little city of Boston there was a certain blue ball. It was about the size of a cocoanut, and it hung above the front door of a certain little house. On this blue ball was a name - Josiah Franklin. That was all, but it was enough. Everyone in Boston knew that the blue ball was the sign Josiah Franklin ... Read More Rating: - Smart BenI thought that it was a good book because I like biographies. I especially liked the part when he went to the Latin School and he couldn't say the poem because the school master gave Ben the wrong poem. I recommend this book to you if you like to read biographies. I also recommend this book if you think that a president's life would be interesting. Rating: - If you are the type of person who loves to read about famo..us historians of our past...I highly recommend this biography of a young printer, Benjamin Franklin. Stevenson talks about the bigger of Ben's life, however going into smallest details in ocations(In my opinion: Like all biographers should.)This is a small price for a large book and may be ordered from Amazon.com! |
