A biography of Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States plus an inventor and scientist best known for his work with lightning and electricity, along with inventing the bifocal glasses
A biography of Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States plus an inventor and scientist best known for his work with lightning and electricity, along with inventing the bifocal glasses
Text and illustrations introduce the biography of Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States who helped write the U.S. Constitution, plus an inventor and scientist best known for his wo
Benjamin Franklin was a true Renaissance man in early American history—an accomplished writer, inventor, and a statesman. This enthralling biography traces Franklin’s life in the early United States,
Historical facts are presented in a fun, graphic format that invites young readers to explore the lives and times of our founding fathers, focusing on the key contributions of each and the lasting imp
Introduces the printer who was also a scientist and an inventor, and a writer, as well as playing an influential role in the early history of the United States.
Lynch (English, Rutgers U.) assembles 14 critical essays on Benjamin Franklin by a group of American and European scholars of English, writing, literature, medicine, and psychology. Along with essays
The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant. In addition, he was a man of
Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts; definitions of key words; and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives, creating a unique reading ex
The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Benjamin Franklin in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognitio
The tenth and youngest son of a poor Boston soapmaker, Benjamin Franklin would rise to become, in Thomas Jefferson's words, "the greatest man and ornament of his age." In this short, engaging biograph
