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Ben Franklin's Almanac

by Candace Fleming
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"What good shall I do today?"
How Ben Franklin answered that question — through his work as a writer, printer, statesman, and inventor — forever established him as one of America's greatest figures. On one day in 1729 he published the first edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette; on another day he changed the Declaration of Independence by adding the famous words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident"; and it was all in a day's work when he planted the first willow trees in America.
Modeled on his own Poor Richard's Almanack, this unique scrapbook captures Franklin's countless accomplishments. Biography and anecdote, cartoon and etching mesh to create a fascinating portrait of this most fascinating man. Anyone interested in the birth of American democracy...or curious about the rise of the U.S. postal system...or wondering how paper money came to be...or wanting to know how Ben Franklin was part of it all, is sure to pore over Ben Franklin's Almanac.
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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 15, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781481417990
  • Release date: April 15, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781481417990
  • File size: 19357 KB
  • Release date: April 15, 2014
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:8
Lexile® Measure:1000
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:5-7

"What good shall I do today?"
How Ben Franklin answered that question — through his work as a writer, printer, statesman, and inventor — forever established him as one of America's greatest figures. On one day in 1729 he published the first edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette; on another day he changed the Declaration of Independence by adding the famous words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident"; and it was all in a day's work when he planted the first willow trees in America.
Modeled on his own Poor Richard's Almanack, this unique scrapbook captures Franklin's countless accomplishments. Biography and anecdote, cartoon and etching mesh to create a fascinating portrait of this most fascinating man. Anyone interested in the birth of American democracy...or curious about the rise of the U.S. postal system...or wondering how paper money came to be...or wanting to know how Ben Franklin was part of it all, is sure to pore over Ben Franklin's Almanac.
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Biography & Autobiography History Young Adult Nonfiction
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